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Shocking Moment Furious Sporting Lisbon Fans Throw PYRO at their Players after their Fourth Defeat

2024-12-11 8 Dailymotion

Sporting fans aimed pyrotechnics at their players who stood to applaud them after the side suffered their fourth defeat in five games since the departure of Ruben Amorim. <br /><br />The Portuguese champions lost 2-1 to Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday night, having been humbled at home by Arsenal in their previous fixture. <br /><br />Sporting, who boasted a perfect record of 11 league wins in 11 matches under Amorim before his exit from Manchester United last month, have lost their last two top-flight games. <br /><br />The growing feeling of discontent boiled over in Belgium this week as some fans threw pyro towards Sporting players who had gone over to them after the final whistle. <br /><br />The reception unsettled several of their star players, including Viktor Gyokeres, captain Morten Hjulmand—who swiftly ushered his colleagues away—and Conrad Harder, who made his own bemused gesture towards supporters. <br /><br />The sudden turnaround in fortunes has coincided with the exit of the coach that helped the club secure its first top-flight title in almost two decades. <br /><br />Under Amorim, Sporting established themselves as the dominant force in Portugal, winning two of the last four titles and claiming several European scalps. <br /><br />Perhaps their finest recent night of continental competition came in Amorim's penultimate match when he guided the side to a 4-1 victory over Manchester City. <br /><br />The 39-year-old was succeeded by former Sporting Under 23 and B team boss Joao Pereira, who told reporters ahead of the clash with Brugge that he believes 'the future will be much better than it has been so far'.<br /><br />'The results haven't been what was expected,' he said. 'I cannot have any doubts about what I think and what I want the team to do. I have no doubts that the future will be much better than it has been so far.'<br /><br />Despite their recent slump, Sporting remains top of the Primeira Liga and is 12th in the Champions League table with 10 points from their six matches.

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