Braga wins in Istanbul against Besiktas

Goals from Ricardo Horta and Wilson Eduardo sealed the Portuguese triumph in their visit to Besiktas.

Sporting Braga took a giant leap forward on Thursday to the UEFA Europa League round of 32. After beating Wolverhampton England 1-0, Ricardo Sá Pinto’s team went to Istanbul to beat Besiktas 2-1.

Ricardo Horta and Wilson Eduardo were the scorers of goals that allowed the Arsenalist emblem to rise to the top of Group K with a little ‘help’ from Ricardo Sá Pinto, who went to Slovakia to beat Slovan Bratislava 2-1.

Besiktas: Karius; Uysal, Roco, Life, Plaster; Elneny, Ozyakup, Boyd, Erkin; Ljajic and Yalcin.

Braga Sporting: Matheus; Slim, Bruno Viana, Pablo, Sequeira; João Palhinha, André Horta, João Novais, Ricardo Horta; Galen and Paulinho.