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New year glow sees Benfica hit three past Arouca away from home
Arouca 0-3 Benfica Benfica have kept up with the pace at the top of the Primeira Liga table with a 3-0 victory away to Arouca, this Saturday. The...
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Porto held to a 1-1 draw at Boavista in the Invicta derby
Porto’s Primeira Liga ambitions suffered a blow at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI after a 1-1 draw against Boavista. Toni Martínez put the Dragons...
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Sporting crush Estoril Praia 5-1 at Alvalade
Leaders Sporting did not tremble as they defended top spot in the Primeira Liga against in-form Estoril Praia this evening, running out 5-1 winners...
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Benfica boost attack by buying Brazilian ace Marcos Leonardo
Portuguese champions Benfica have completed the signing of Santos striker Marcos Leonardo. The highly rated 20-year-old marksman has signed a 5-year...
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Primeira Liga Jornada 16 preview: In-form teams go head-to-head and derby fireworks
After a short Christmas break we enter a new year, and with things still as tight as they are at both ends of the table it will be another important...
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Brilliance outside Portugal’s Big Four
Portuguese football is highly asymmetric in that the top three clubs are always several levels above the rest thanks to their budget, squad value,...
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Sporting enter 2024 top of the table after overcoming a testing trip to Portimão
Portimonense 1-2 Sporting Sporting have held onto the Primeira Liga top spot at the turn of the new year after defeating Portimonense 2-1 away from...
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Benfica and Porto end year with victories to put pressure on Sporting
In the final round of matches of 2023, Benfica and Porto clocked up home victories over Famalicão and Chaves respectively to put pressure on...
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How will January transfer window affect the Portuguese title race?
As the Primeira Liga approaches the halfway mark, just three points separate the traditional three contenders to become champions of Portugal, with...
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David Carmo’s Porto nightmare goes from bad to worse