João Guilherme scores twice as Académico de Viseu hand Sporting their first league defeat
The promoted side won 2–1 at Alvalade for their fifth straight league win, and Sporting have now lost twice in a week.
By GoalPost · Reporting from Diário de Notícias and Sol
Académico de Viseu beat Sporting CP 2–1 at the Estádio José Alvalade on Sunday, Sporting's first Primeira Liga defeat of the season.
João Guilherme put Viseu ahead in the 24th minute. Luis Suárez leveled in the 62nd from Iván Fresneda's pass, but Guilherme scored again 12 minutes later to win it.
It was Viseu's fifth straight league win in their first season back in the top flight, Diário de Notícias reports. They move up to sixth on 17 points, one behind Rui Borges's Sporting in third. Sol reports Sporting had also lost at home to LASK in midweek.
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