Primeira Liga (Week 14) : Sporting defeats Nacional 1-0
PORTUGAL, Dec. 21, 2014 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 14: After their 1-1 draw against Moreirense on December 14, the Sportinguistas bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Nacional this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Sporting Lisbon nor Nacional have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Sporting Lisbon forward Mane in the 51st minute.
Sporting Clube de Portugal climbed to fourth place with 27 points from 14 games, only one point behind Vitoria SC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of December 21, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Porto | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| 3 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 27 |
| 5 | Braga | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Belenenses | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Estoril | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Boavista | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 13 |
| 13 | Nacional | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Arouca | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Penafiel | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 11 |
| 16 | Vitoria Setubal | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 11 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Gil Vicente | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
CD Nacional
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 3-0 Maritimo (8 Dec.)
- Previous game:Penafiel 2-1 Nacional (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Nacional (4 Jan.)
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Penafiel 0-4 Sporting Lisbon (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Moreirense (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Sporting Lisbon - Estoril (3 Jan.)
Nacional
0:1
Sporting Lisbon
0:1 (0:0)
- 21 December 2014
- 19:15
- Funchal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 37 |
| 2 |  Porto | 31 |
| 3 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 27 |
| 5 |  Braga | 25 |
Week 14 Results
| Friday 19 December 2014 | ||||
| Porto | 4-0 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Saturday 20 December 2014 | ||||
 | Estoril | 1-0 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Sunday 21 December 2014 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 1-0 | Boavista |  |
 | Académica Coimbra | 1-1 | Penafiel |  |
 | Arouca | 1-0 | Maritimo |  |
| Benfica | 1-0 | Gil Vicente |  |
| Nacional | 0-1 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Monday 22 December 2014 | ||||
| Braga | 19:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
 | Rio Ave | 21:00 | Belenenses |  |