Moreirense v Sporting CP
Moreirense v Sporting CP Saturday February 21st, 2026 Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Matchday 23 The Warm Up There is a common misconception in regards to Portuguese football that goalscorers are ten a penny. Maybe in the upper echelon that rings true to a certain extent but for every place you go down the league, having someone capable of putting the ball into the net on a regular basis gets rarer than rocking horse shit. So the fact that Moreirense have chosen to sell their top goalscorer in the January transfer window speaks volumes to the fact that having to sell to survive in Portugal is a very real problem and one that is unlikely to ever change. At the time of his departure to Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, Guilherme Schettine had scored 9 in 15 appearances, a marked improvement on his previous seasons tally of 6 in 33. Whilst the fee of £581,000 might not appear huge by todays modern standards, clearly it was an offer too good to refuse for the side from Minho. ...
