Live / FC Porto-Sporting. The first classic of the season with a question: who replaces Matheus Nunes?

FC Porto announced this Friday that the tickets for the classic were sold out. Sporting also sold its 2,500 tickets

FC Porto announces sold out for the “clásico” with Sporting

Rúben Amorim left several messages at the usual preview press conference for the classic, devoted almost 100% to the sale of Matheus Nunes and his impact on the team

“It was sold for basic club items. The management makes decisions, I am an employee”, says Amorim about Matheus: “Me, incoherent? Never”

Images of Sporting’s locker room at Dragão, highlighting St. Juste and Francisco Trincao

The locker room is ready to receive our Lions! ????#FCPSCP #PortugalLeague #Sport day pic.twitter.com/edz2CdYhC3

– Sporting Club of Portugal (@Sporting_CP) August 20, 2022

Sérgio Conceição admitted that Matheus Nunes was an important element in Sporting’s manoeuvre, but highlighted the value of the lions as a whole in the previous press conference

“I’ve seen in many titles that I’m bitter, this time it’s Rúben’s turn…”: Sérgio Conceição talks about Matheus Nunes and what changes at Sporting

Santa Clara began to win but Arouca managed to turn around on Azorean soil with a goal from Basso

☑ SUMMARY
Liga Portugal bwin (#3) | Santa Clara 1-2 FC Arouca#ligaportugalbwin #CDSCCA https://t.co/DVVKgofIgz pic.twitter.com/wf9hQYbutw

— VSPORTS (@vsports_pt) August 20, 2022

Organized groups of Sporting fans are already on their way to the Estádio do Dragão. The Lions players jumped onto the field of play after arriving at the venue, between the summoned Mateus Fernandes and Rodrigo Ribeiro

???? #FCPSCP #PortugalLeague #Sport day pic.twitter.com/wFHKwyZfLm

– Sporting Club of Portugal (@Sporting_CP) August 20, 2022

The images of the arrival of the FC Porto bus at the Estádio do Dragão

Dragons on board and already ???????? ???????????????? ???? #FCPSCP pic.twitter.com/zYTl1zGisB

— FC Porto (@FCPorto) August 20, 2022

The Sporting bus arrives at the Estádio do Dragão almost 15 minutes after the blue and white team

There are more and more fans in the vicinity of the Dragon an hour and a half before the start of the match. Organized groups of Sporting fans have already parked buses and are about to leave for the stadium

Dragon Square is already painted Blue and White ????⚪

????????Street food and Super Bock
????Draco and Vienna
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????Betano, New Balance and Upland
???? Face paints

And much more ????#FCPSCP pic.twitter.com/qxmmTjGql2

— FC Porto (@FCPorto) August 20, 2022

The third day began with a tie at Amoreira between Estoril and Rio Ave, with Vila-Condenses scoring their first point in this Championship

☑ SUMMARY
Liga Portugal bwin (#3) | Estoril Praia 2-2 Rio Ave#ligaportugalbwin #GDEPRAFC https://t.co/HGjgJJ0AHv pic.twitter.com/5xLIo5HEX2

— VSPORTS (@vsports_pt) August 19, 2022

FC Porto and Sporting tied the two matches of the 2021/22 Primeira Liga (1-1 in Alvalade, 2-2 in Dragão) but the Blue and Whites won both semifinal matches of the Portuguese Cup (2-1 in Alvalade, 1 -0 on Dragon)

The first classic of the season will be played tomorrow at the Estádio do Dragão. Remember here the first duel between Porto and Sporting last season that ended in a 1-1 draw. Nuno Santos and a goal from Luis Díaz marked the history of the match.#ligaportugalbwin #FCPSCP pic.twitter.com/jZfWcf7MjU

— VSPORTS (@vsports_pt) August 19, 2022

The FC Porto bus was the first to arrive at the Estádio do Dragão, with many fans standing by the garage in support of the Blue and Whites’ delegation

Sporting announced that it will present the alternative kit for the new season tonight at the Estádio do Dragão

Let’s go with ??????????????? for our love????

It’s classic day! IT IS #Sport day ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/2HYtuBvWGl

– Sporting Club of Portugal (@Sporting_CP) August 20, 2022

FC Porto prepared Dragão for a choreography with the club’s year of birth, 1893

Since 1893 ???? The Dragon is waiting for you ⏳#FCPSCP pic.twitter.com/UtNm4EFzhp

— FC Porto (@FCPorto) August 20, 2022

Goodnight! We are back in the company of our readers here at Observador to head to a Primeira Liga match, this time the first classic of the season right on matchday three between FC Porto and Sporting. The match will start at 20:30 at the Estádio do Dragão, stay with us!