A Bola’s ratings put Alisson Santana and Marlon Gomes level at 7/10, the highest marks in Shakhtar’s review of the game. Santana is 21, and his performance stood out for pace, creativity and constant danger. He also set up Gomes at 38’, while coming close to scoring himself after being denied by the woodwork.
Alisson's direct impact
A Bola’s match report called Santana the player who created the most danger for Sporting CP's defensive side, praising a Brazilian winger with the kind of burst that kept defenders guessing. That fits the ratings call, because the 7/10 was not built on one moment alone. He was involved early, supplied the assist, and kept forcing Sporting to deal with him on the move.
The detail that matters most is how he sat above his own season standard. Santana has played 4 matches in 2026, and his season average rating is 6.42. A 7/10 against Sporting is a clear step above that level, even if the sample is still small.
Marlon Gomes and the wider attack
Gomes shared the top mark and, in A Bola’s view, made the whole team work and run. He is 22, he assisted Santana’s chance at 38’, and he also went close himself with a bicycle kick in the 64’. Rui Silva had to be at his best in the 77’, which says something about how often Shakhtar found their best moments through the Brazilian pair.
His own season average is 6.61, so the 7/10 was also a touch above his usual level. Dmytro Riznyk, Pedro Henrique, Kauã Elias and Vinícius Tobias all appeared in the wider Shakhtar set-up, but the ratings story belonged to Santana and Gomes. A Bola saw them as the two players who most consistently carried the attack, and the marks back that up.
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