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FC Porto rocked by Vitória comeback as Braga top the table
With the Lisbon Derby claiming much of the attention this weekend, the fixture machine still had a couple more tasty affairs lined up for us to...
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Benfica and Sporting play out draw
Over 60,000 spectators at a sun-kissed Estádio da Luz witnessed a hotly contested Lisbon derby with honours shared after a 1-1 draw. Benfica enjoyed...
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Debilitated Sporting look to surprise Benfica
One of the most eagerly awaited fixtures in the Portuguese football calendar comes early this season. At 7pm on Saturday evening the Portuguese...
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PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Captain Nani comes to Sporting's rescue
The new Liga NOS season continued this weekend and the goals continued to flow with 30 scored across 9 matches. We saw the first draws of the...
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Porto and Benfica to slog it out again for the Portuguese title
The Primeira Liga championship has been won by either Porto or Benfica for the last 16 years, and bookmakers are anticipating another two-horse race...
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Lisbon duo claim wins, as FC Porto leave it late to join the pack at the top
Successive victories were on the cards for all of our ‘Big Three’ clubs coming out of Matchday Two of the Primeira Liga, with Benfica being the...
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PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Benfica's hat-trick hero Pizzi back to his best
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Big Three kick off new season with victories
With a sizeable 306 games to look forward to, it’s with a spread of renewed faith that we all welcomed back Primeira Liga football for the 2018/19...
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Portuguese title race preview: talent drain levels the playing field
There is no getting away from it: Portugal’s Primeira Liga has seen a brutal downgrading of its talent pool in recent seasons – and the trend...
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Portuguese Primeira Liga team of the season 2017/18
The domestic season in Portugal has come to a close so it’s time to sum up which individuals impressed most across the campaign. Porto ended their...