Games in Scotland: 5 losses, 19 goals suffered!

The Sporting will dispute the first hand of the quarters-final of the UEFA Cup in Scotland, in front of the Glasgow Rangers. One advantage, argue some coaches, allowing lions rectify any negative result with the second game, already in the Alvalade Stadium.

However, using the records, are just happy to Sporting travel to Scotland, with a balance of five losses in the same number of games made and a voluminous number of goals suffered. The team of Sporting has suffered six on the ground Hibernian, five at home and four in the Celtic visit to Dundee United.

Front to Glasgow Rangers, in the only previous confrontation, the "Protestant" won by 3-2 at home and managed to defend a minimum difference in Lisbon (4-3). Auditors made, the Sporting has 19 goals in 5 games made in Scotland and only managed to be more than an opponent that country, precisely in the last clash, in front of the Celtic in 1993/94.

Games of the Sporting against Scots

Sporting-Celtic, 2-0 and 0-1 - 1993/94
Sporting-Celtic, 2-0 and 0-5 - 1983/84
Sporting-Hibernian, 2-1 and 1-6 - 1972/73
Sporting-Glasgow Rangers, 4-3 and 2-3 - 1971/72
Sporting-Dundee, 1-0 and 1-4 - 1962/63

Games of the Glasgow Rangers against Portuguese

Glasgow Rangers-Sporting, 3-2 and 3-4 - 1971/72
Glasgow Rangers-F.C. Porto, 2-1 and 0-1 - 1983/84
Glasgow Rangers-Boavista, 2-1 and 1-0 - 1986/87
Glasgow Rangers-Marítimo, 1-0 and 0-1 (4-2, gp) - 2004/05
Glasgow Rangers-F.C. Porto, 3-2 and 1-1 - 2005/06