Another weekend of Portuguese Primeira Liga action saw a considerable shift in the title race as defending champions fell to another surprising defeat, allowing rivals Porto to open up a six point gap at the summit.
Vitória Guimarães arrested some poor form to move into the top six, while Santa Clara’s recent revival continued by overcoming Moreirense.
Another team to reverse some slumping form was Vizela, who contested the match of the round in a thrilling win against Tondela. Brazilian striker Cassiano supplied the firepower and late drama on the night, and is in focus as our PortuGOAL Figure of the Week.
Sporting have conceded more ground in the race for the Primeira Liga title after their 2-1 loss at home to Braga was met by a FC Porto 3-1 victory at home to Famalicão.
The majority of Liga Bwin 2021/22’s eighteenth round of fixtures took place this weekend in a draw-heavy set of matches. In-form Boavista and Gil Vicente cancelled each other out to begin the action, while Benfica lost ground in the title race after being held by a newly-managed Moreirense.
Porto have held onto their three-point-lead at the top of the Primeira Liga after coming back from a one-goal-deficit to beat Belenenses SAD 4-1 away from home, this Sunday.
The first Liga Bwin action of 2022 proved to be thrilling with a healthy amount of goals seeing several fascinating shifts in the league table.