Only two rounds of matches remain in Portugal’s Primeira Liga season as Benfica closed in on a title win with a thrashing of Portimonense. Porto stayed honest in the race with a late victory over Casa Pia, while Braga held an elsewhere victorious Sporting at bay after a goal-laden triumph against an increasingly doomed to the drop Santa Clara.
Chaves and Vitória Guimarães’ recent momentums continued with wins over Paços Ferreira and Rio Ave respectively, whilst Gil Vicente arrested a recent slump by beating Boavista.
The relegation battle took a significant swing as Estoril pulled off an impressive defeat of Arouca to mathematically be out of danger of finishing in the drop zone. Their loan star and PortuGOAL Figure of the Week João Carvalho lit up the encounter with a magnificent goal and fine all round display at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.
Porto’s precarious Primeira Liga title hopes remain alive after leaving it late to beat Casa Pia 2-1 at Estádio do Dragão.
For a long time it looked like Marítimo would grab a vital three points to boost their survival hopes against Sporting in Lisbon tonight, only for the islanders to be left heartbroken by a late comeback from the hosts.
Benfica have edged themselves closer to the Primeira Liga title after defeating Portimonense 5-1 away from home, this Saturday.
Benfica surpassed a huge potential banana skin by beating Braga last week, leaving themselves four points clear of second-placed Porto with three games to go. Two wins out of three will be enough to secure them the title, though a game against Sporting in a week’s time will be another tough test.