LISBON: Sporting eased to a 3-1 win over Manchester United in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday played to mark the opening of the second of 10 stadiums built or revamped for next year’s European Championships.
Sporting midfielder Luis Filipe became the first player to score at the 52,000-capacity Alvalade XXI Stadium when he ran into the box in the 26th minute to pick up a long-range cross from teammate Rui Jorge on the left and beat Fabien Barthez.
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