The Sporting youth team coached by Telmo Costa won the Nike Cup on Friday and will now move on to the European phase of the competition.

In the competition being help in Carnaxide's Carlos Queiroz Sports Park, the Lions over came Cultural da Pontinha (6-1), Sacavenense (2-0) and Real Massamá (2-0).

The Polish city of Polz will now be the next stop for the Sporting starlets, for the European stage of the competition from the 3rd to the 7th of May. The competition brings more than 4,000 teams together annually, with a place in the final phase in Beijing, China, from the 20th to the 27th of July, up for grabs.

Sporting team used in the national phase (goals): Pedro Silva, Gonçalo Araújo, Miguel Matos, Rodrigo Ferreira, Wilson Luz, Fábio Martins, Heriberto Tavares (1), Francisco Aguilar (4), Alexandre Silva (3), Moreto Cassamá (1), Pedro Empis (1), Tomás Foles, Bruno Paz, Felício Quiaque, Gonçalo Tavares and Iuri Pinto.

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