Sporting performs in front of Carvalhos. Benfica wins Classic in Braga

ANDthis Saturday brought with it another set of games relating to the sixth day of the national handball championship, with Sporting and Benfica entering the field. Early in the afternoon, the eagles won the Classic in Braga at ABC's home by 34-39. In the course of the night, Sporting won the reception to Carvalhos, by 44-27.

But let us begin with what happened at the João Rocha Pavilion, in the middle of Lisbon, and that put opposites face to face in the classification table. Sporting, a championship champion and great master of the sport at the national level in recent years, received Carvalhos, recently promoted and last ranked, only with losses in the six games he held in this return to the maximum level of the Portuguese handball.

Although favoritism was on the side of Ricardo Costa's class, the truth is that the outsider formation managed to balance the match in the first 15 minutes. From that time, the Alvalade set fired for a robust victory and that by the interval already had 11 goals of advantage for the lions (20-9).

The second part was a real test tube for Ricardo Costa. With the match more than controlled, Sporting's coach chose to manage some of his players. He debuted Tomás Caramelo at the goal, 16-year-old goalkeeper and called the game Salvador Santos (16 years old) and Miguel Ferreira (18), the first of which inscribed the name of the list of scorers.

Mamadou Gassama was the player in evidence on the side of the formation of the house with seven goals scored, the same record that António Moutinho had on the side of Carvalhos.

Sporting leads with 18 points and six wins in so many other games, more three than the Maritime that faces FC Porto this Sunday. Carvalhos adds six points and became the last ranked.

On the next journey, the lions have a trip to Madeira to face the Maritime, while Carvalhos receives the Artistic of Avanca.

Benfica wins at the farewell of Pavilion Flávio Sá Leite

At the beginning of the afternoon, Benfica visited ABC, in Braga, in what was the last game of Pavilion Flávio Sá Leite, before undergoing remodeling works.

The eagles had a very strong entrance and made a competent first part that was of great importance to what followed (17-22). The Braga assembly managed to balance the accounts, but was unable to redeem the victory.

In the incarnates, Mikita Vailupau was the best marker of the meeting, with 12 goals. Rodrigo Esteves was the most undignified in the emblem of the house, with nine straight shots.

Benfica follows in third place with 14 points, four of Sporting and a Maritime who still plays this round with FC Porto. ABC is eighth, with 11 points.

In the next round, Benfica receives Benfica GC Santo Tirso, while ABC goes to Belenenses' house.