Ex-Sporting star who clashed with Amorim nets screamer vs Alverca

Alverca - which already has a date for the match with Sporting - won on their visit to AVS SAD's ground, by 3-1, on the eighth matchday of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Gonçalo Esteves, a former player of the lions, came off the bench to score the last goal of the match , in an individual move of great technical quality.

The match actually started favorably for the home team, who took the lead at the 9-minute mark, through Pedro Lima. However, the Ribatejo team pressed and managed to equalize still in the first half, with a goal from Alexsandro Amorim (45+4').

Alverca completed the turnaround at the beginning of the second half, through Lucas Figueiredo, in a move heavily analyzed by VAR. Gonçalo Esteves was brought on by Custódio - a former player of the lions - at the 88' and at the 90+5' he sealed the deal with a beautiful goal.

With a team split between Porto and Sporting , the young Portuguese international at the youth levels managed to play 10 matches for the main team of the lions under the guidance of Ruben Amorim , but his progression was halted by unproductive loans to Estoril Praia (2022/23) and AZ Alkmaar, where he only played once for the main team.

Gonçalo Esteves made his debut for Sporting's main team in the 2021/22 season, playing 10 matches and showing qualities that left the green and white fans 'mouth watering'. However, Ruben Amorim was not satisfied with the player's development, who left Alvalade permanently.

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