Primeira Liga (Week 16) : Nacional beats Boavista 2-1
PORTUGAL, Jan. 11, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 16: After three straigth defeats, the Alvinegros returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Boavista this Sunday.
Joao scored dual goals
Boavista forward Leozinho opened the score in the 3rd minute, before seeing Nacional catch up in the 38th minute thanks to Joao. 1-1 at half time. The Alvinegros eventually won the game in the second period with with another goal by Joao in the 56th minute.
Boavista FC remains in 12nd place with 16 points from 16 games, 3 points behind GD Estoril Praia.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 11, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 30 | 43 |
| 2 | Porto | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 37 |
| 3 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 30 |
| 5 | Braga | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 28 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 23 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Estoril | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Boavista | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 16 |
| 13 | Nacional | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 15 |
| 14 | Arouca | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 14 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 12 |
| 17 | Penafiel | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 11 |
| 18 | Gil Vicente | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
CD Nacional
- Position: 13 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 3-0 Maritimo (8 Dec.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Guimaraes 4-0 Nacional (4 Jan.)
- Next game:Paços de Ferreira - Nacional (18 Jan.)
Boavista FC
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Boavista 3-1 Arouca (4 Jan.)
- Previous game:Boavista 3-1 Arouca (4 Jan.)
- Next game:Boavista - Estoril (18 Jan.)
Nacional
2:1
Boavista
2:1 (1:1)
- 11 January 2015
- 18:00
- Funchal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 43 |
| 2 |  Porto | 37 |
| 3 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 31 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 30 |
| 5 |  Braga | 28 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 9 January 2015 | ||||
 | Estoril | 1-1 | Moreirense |  |
| Saturday 10 January 2015 | ||||
| Benfica | 3-0 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
 | Académica Coimbra | 2-2 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
| Porto | 3-0 | Belenenses |  |
| Sunday 11 January 2015 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 0-0 | Maritimo |  |
 | Arouca | 1-0 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Gil Vicente | 2-1 | Penafiel |  |
| Nacional | 2-1 | Boavista | |
| Braga | 19:15 | Sporting Lisbon | |