Sporting were mostly left to fend on the break. Fortunately for Amorim, Gyokores is a one man counter attack. When he was matched up with 19 year old debutant Jahmai Simpson-Pusey there was no stopping the dynamic Swede, a clipped finish over Ederson making amends for an altogether sloppier effort half an hour before.

With Erik ten Hag recently dismissed and Sporting Lisbon's Ruben Amorim quickly appointed as his successor, the transition between eras naturally raises questions about who will stay, who will go, and who will thrive under the new leadership.