Ruben Amorim's nightmare Manchester United consequence comes true
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRuben Amorim's nightmare has come true after Sporting Clube de Portugal fell to their first defeat in over a year in Liga Portugal on Saturday night.
The Portuguese giants were stunned by Santa Clara at Estadio Jose Alvalade, with Vinicius Lopes' only strike proving to be the difference.
For the Azores-based team, it was their first ever victory over Sporting away from home. Sporting had won all 11 of their league games before Saturday, equalling a record dating back to the 1990/91 season.
They hadn't lost a league game since the 2-1 defeat to rivals Benfica on the road in November last year. READ MORE: How Manchester United should line up vs Everton in Premier League fixture READ MORE: Man United 'target' set for new contract offer as Premier League rival confirm blow At home, however, they last lost a league game to FC Porto in February 2023 and, since then, had gone 32 games without defeat.
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