• Boavista
• Benfica
• Tondela
• Sporting,
• FC Porto,
• Sporting de Braga,
• Rio Ave
• Nacional

FC Porto have pulled six points clear at the top of the Primeira Liga table after Tondela produced the upset of Matchday 16 with a 2-1 win against Sporting, formerly in second place.

The Lions’ second consecutive away defeat saw them concede ground to the Liga NOS holders, who in response were able to dispatch Nacional with a 3-1 win at the Estádio do Dragão and extend their record winning run to an 18th victory in a row in all competitions.

Elsewhere, there was a win for manager-less Benfica, under Bruno Lage’s supervision, after coming back from two goals down to defeat Rio Ave 4-2, meanwhile Sporting de Braga skipped past Boavista with a 1-0 victory to climb back up to second place. PortuGOAL brings you up to speed with that latest in Primeira Liga action.

• Belenenses
• CD Estrela

The “game of the year” happened in Portugal this weekend in Lisbon’s lowest division. Amadora's CD Estrela took on CF Os Belenenses at the Estádio José Gomes in a game that harked back to a simpler time in football.

The match finished a goalless draw but the meaning of this game went much further than the final result.

The first Liga NOS round of 2019 didn’t bring too many goals but rather a number of nail-biting encounters that saw a couple of expected victors in Porto, Sporting and Braga, as well as unlikely defeats for Santa Clara and Benfica at the hands of Tondela and Portimonense respectively.

This edition of Figure of the Week though focuses on a player who struck two important goals to down Rio Ave on Wednesday night, as Moreirense continued their quietly impressive season, Heriberto Tavares their star man in Vila do Conde.

• Benfica
• Sporting,
• FC Porto,
• Sporting de Braga,
• Rui Vitoria
• Portimonense

With the festivities firmly behind us, Primeira Liga football kicked off a jam-packed January for our Portuguese clubs with a quick midweek round of league fixtures, delivering the shocks early with a 2-0 defeat for ten-man Benfica against Portimonense that spelled the end for Rui Vitória at the Luz following his departure on Wednesday night.

FC Porto appreciated the debacle, increasing their lead at the top of the table to five points with a narrow 1-0 win versus Desportivo das Aves after Sporting, now second, managed to defeat Belenenses 2-1 at home.

Also back to winning ways and able to overtake Benfica were Sporting de Braga, who welcomed Marítimo to the Estádio Municipal before dispatching the Madeiran outfit with a 2-0 score-line, subsequently claiming third place. Here's a wrap of the latest action the top of the Liga NOS table.