Sporting CP Offer Celtic Tough Test: Player Ratings In Algarve
Camilo Duran scored on his debut as Sporting exploited Celtic’s makeshift defense and added three more goals, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Celtic suffered a 4-1 defeat against Sporting in the Algarve, with Colombian forward Camilo Duran scoring on his debut just 10 minutes after entering as a substitute.
- Sporting's Geny Catamo broke the deadlock on 24 minutes by converting Gabriel Silva's cutback against makeshift left-back Liam Scales. After Duran's equalizer, a chaotic eight-minute spell saw Ricardo Mangas and Daniel Branganca add goals, leaving Celtic overwhelmed.
- Amid frustration over kit launches outpacing signings, fans chanted 'Sack the board' during the match. Despite Duran's arrival, the current squad appears weaker than last season's Double-winning team.
- Relief arrives as World Cup stars including Kieran Tierney, Alistair Johnston, and Daizen Maeda rejoin the squad shortly. Upcoming matches against Middlesbrough this weekend and AC Milan seven days later will test tactical innovations before the season begins.
- Celtic faces mounting pressure with the vital Champions League qualifier just five weeks away and the league opener in slightly over a fortnight. Fresh recruitment remains critical to address squad depth before these fixtures arrive.
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Camilo Duran gets off the mark in pre-season friendly
8:53 PM Jul 14, 2026: Pre-season friendlyTuesday, July 14, 2026Está dio Algarve, Portugal SPORTING CP…4(Geny 25, Braganca 72 & 79, Mangas 75) CELTIC…1(Duran 69) Celtic’ s time in Portugal ended with a 4-1 defeat against Sporting CP at the Está dio Algarve this evening in a game where new signing Camilo Duran scored on his first appearance for the club. Sporting created the first chance of the match when Ricardo Mangas cut in to the box from the…
Sporting were far superior to the five-time Scottish champions, showcasing their new signings to the public. Daniel Bragança came off the bench to score two goals.
Silas Andersen, Sporting player, analyzed the triumph of the lions (4-1), in front of Celtic, in the first particular game this season, after the final whistle at the Algarve Stadium, in statements to TVI.
Sporting won Celtic in the first game open to the public in the pre-season and still without several players from the plantal who were in the Altimira and Doumbia World were the reinforcements that played at the beginning, in a particular that got off with a threat from Geni Catamo.
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