Sporting beat Portimonense 1-0 in the season opener match. The game was played against the Algarve side, which has just been promoted to the competition.
The team from Alvalade secured the three points, but couldn't avoid difficulties throughout the match. Sporting needed effort to overcome the opponent.
Portimonense is a newly-promoted team, which makes the result less impressive for Sporting. The narrow victory can be seen as a warning for the Lisbon team about the need to improve their performance in the coming rounds.
