Primeira Liga (Week 8) : Nacional beats Académica 1-0
PORTUGAL, Oct. 26, 2014 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 8: After their 0-0 draw against Rio Ave on October 5, the Alvinegros returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Académica Coimbra this Sunday.
Académica Coimbra made Nacional doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Nacional forward Marco Matias in the 66th minute.
CD Nacional climbed to 11st place with 8 points from 8 games, 2 points behind Moreirense FC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of October 26, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | Porto | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Belenenses | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Sporting Lisbon | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 7 | Maritimo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | Braga | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Nacional | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 12 | Vitoria Setubal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Académica Coimbra | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 7 |
| 15 | Arouca | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | Estoril | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 6 |
| 17 | Penafiel | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
| 18 | Gil Vicente | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
CD Nacional
- Position: 11 +5
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 2-0 Arouca (31 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nacional 0-0 Rio Ave (5 Oct.)
- Next game:Porto - Nacional (1 Nov.)
Académica Coimbra
- Position: 13 -2
- Best performance of the season:Arouca 0-1 Académica Coimbra (28 Sep.)
- Previous game:Académica Coimbra 0-0 Moreirense (5 Oct.)
- Next game:Académica Coimbra - Braga (2 Nov.)
Nacional
1:0
Académica Coimbra
1:0 (0:0)
- 26 October 2014
- 16:00
- Funchal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 19 |
| 2 |  Porto | 18 |
| 3 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 |
| 4 |  Paços de Ferreira | 14 |
| 5 |  Belenenses | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 24 October 2014 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-1 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Saturday 25 October 2014 | ||||
 | Boavista | 1-2 | Paços de Ferreira | |
 | Moreirense | 2-0 | Gil Vicente |  |
 | Arouca | 0-5 | Porto | |
| Sunday 26 October 2014 | ||||
 | Estoril | 1-2 | Belenenses | |
| Nacional | 1-0 | Académica Coimbra | |
 | Sporting Lisbon | 18:00 | Maritimo |  |
 | Braga | 20:15 | Benfica | |
| Monday 27 October 2014 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 20:00 | Penafiel |  |