Already after half an hour, Gyökeres had scored two goals at home against Casa Pia. The first after 23 minutes, where he could easily roll the ball in after being cleared in the penalty area.
The second came after just over half an hour when he coolly rolled in his second from the penalty spot. Even then it was 4-0 to Sporting and later 5-0 before the break.
Top of the shooting league
Sporting won in the end with a whopping 8-0. With the victory, Benfica moved into the league lead by one point after 19 rounds played.
Gyökere’s two goals were his 14th and 15th in the league this season, moving him into the top scorer, one goal ahead of Braga’s Simon Banza.