Xandão, former Sporting centre-back, scorer of the goal (with heel…) that allowed the lions to beat Man. City, in Alvalade, in the round of 16 of the Europa League, in the 2011/2012 season, revealed that he will be at the stadium on Tuesday fair to see the duel with the English, referring to the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League.
“I’m a little anxious…”, he wrote on social media, showing two photographs of the tickets for the trip from São Paulo to Lisbon and for the Champions League game.
In 2012, in the only tie between the two clubs, the defender scored the goal that gave the victory in Alvalade (1-0) – Sporting lost 3-2 in the second leg, but went ahead by the tiebreaker of goals scored away. From home.
Xandão, currently 33 years old, stopped playing in 2019. The last club was Persija Jakarta, from Indonesia.
Remember here Xandão’s goal, following Matías Fernández’s free-kick.
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