Primeira Liga (Week 9) : Benfica defeats Rio Ave 1-0
PORTUGAL, Oct. 31, 2014 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 9: After losing 2-1 to Braga on October 26, the Eagles returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Rio Ave this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Benfica nor Rio Ave have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Brazilian midfielder Talisca in the 60th minute.
SL Benfica remains in first place with 22 points from 9 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up FC Porto, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of October 31, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Porto | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Braga | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| 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 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Gil Vicente | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-5 Benfica (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Braga 2-1 Benfica (26 Oct.)
- Next game:Nacional - Benfica (9 Nov.)
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Estoril 1-5 Rio Ave (24 Aug.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 3-2 Penafiel (27 Oct.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Académica Coimbra (10 Nov.)
Benfica
1:0
Rio Ave
1:0 (0:0)
- 31 October 2014
- 19:45
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 22 |
| 2 |  Porto | 18 |
| 3 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 16 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 14 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 31 October 2014 | ||||
| Benfica | 1-0 | Rio Ave | |
| Saturday 1 November 2014 | ||||
 | Penafiel | 16:00 | Estoril |  |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 18:00 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Porto | 20:15 | Nacional |  |
| Sunday 2 November 2014 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 16:00 | Moreirense |  |
 | Gil Vicente | 16:00 | Arouca |  |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 16:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Académica Coimbra | 19:15 | Braga |  |
| Monday 3 November 2014 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 20:00 | Boavista |  |