Sporting's Nani (C) celebrates his goal against Maribor during their Champions League Group G soccer match at Alvalade stadium in Lisbon November 25, 2014. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
LISBON (Reuters) - Winger Nani scored a superb solo goal to help Sporting beat Maribor 3-1 on Tuesday as the Portuguese side gave a big boost to their chances of qualifying for the Champions League last 16.
Carlos Mane and Islam Slimani were also on target for Sporting, who won their second game in a row after taking only one point from their opening three matches, while an own goal by Jefferson kept the Slovenians in the hunt until the last 20 minutes.
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