Sporting Lisbon 4, Rio Ave 1

VILA DO CONDE, Portugal (Interstat) — Sporting Lisbon opened its Primeira Liga season with a 4-1 victory over Rio Ave on Monday at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, overcoming two red cards to cruise past the home side. Diogo Bezerra put Sporting ahead in the 12th minute, finishing a sequence that began with a pass from Ryan Guilherme. Bezerra received a yellow card a minute later for a late challenge. Gustavo Mancha doubled the lead in the 42nd minute with a header from a corner kick delivered by Francisco Petrasso, who also picked up a yellow card in the… Read more...