From Liga MX to the Champions League… Maxi Araújo, former Toluca and Puebla player, scored a great goal against Manchester City to contribute to Sporting Lisbon‘s 4-1 win over Pep Guardiola’s team on Matchday 4.
The Premier League team quickly opened the scoring at the José Alvalade Stadium with a goal from Phil Foden in the 4th minute after an error in the start of the Portuguese squad.
Erling Haaland had a night to forget as he missed several scoring chances, including a penalty in which he burst the crossbar in the second half.
Sporting Lisbon tied before half-time (38′) through Europe’s sensation striker, the Swede Viktor Gyökeres, who is wanted by Barcelona.
The second half was just beginning and after 20 seconds Ruben Amorim’s team came back in the game with a filtered pass from Pedro Gonçalves that Maxi Araújo took advantage of with his speed to enter the area and take a powerful shot that passed between Ederson’s legs.
City lost their minds later and committed two penalties for fouls by Josko Gvardiol and Matheus Nunes that Gyökeres converted in the 49th and 80th minutes to register a hat-trick that took him to 23 goals in 17 games this season.
Amorim leaves Sporting as runner-up in the Champions League with 10 points, registering three wins and a draw. Only Liverpool surpasses it with a perfect pace of 12 units.
