Primeira Liga (Week 17) : Benfica beats Maritimo 4-0
PORTUGAL, Jan. 18, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 17: 9 wins in a row for Benfica. After their success against Rio Ave, Nacional, Académica Coimbra, Belenenses, Porto, Gil Vicente, Penafiel and Vitoria Guimaraes, the Eagles continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 4-0 victory over Maritimo this Sunday.
Eduardo Salvio scored dual goals
Benfica dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Argentine forward Eduardo Salvio in the 18th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Eagles further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (John '53, Salvio '57 and Lima '64).
SL Benfica remains in first place with 46 points from 17 games, a 6-point lead over runner-up FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 18, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 46 |
| 2 | Porto | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 40 |
| 3 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 33 |
| 5 | Braga | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 31 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 24 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Paços de Ferreira | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Estoril | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Nacional | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Boavista | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 16 |
| 14 | Arouca | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 15 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 14 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 12 |
| 17 | Penafiel | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 35 | -22 | 11 |
| 18 | Gil Vicente | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
CS Maritimo
- Position: 11 -1
- Best performance of the season:Maritimo 4-0 Boavista (30 Nov.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 0-0 Maritimo (11 Jan.)
- Next game:Maritimo - Porto (25 Jan.)
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-5 Benfica (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Benfica 3-0 Vitoria Guimaraes (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Paços de Ferreira - Benfica (26 Jan.)
- 18 January 2015
- 18:00
- Funchal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 46 |
| 2 |  Porto | 40 |
| 3 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 34 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 33 |
| 5 |  Braga | 31 |
Week 17 Results
| Saturday 17 January 2015 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 4-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Penafiel | 1-3 | Porto | |
| Sunday 18 January 2015 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 1-0 | Arouca |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 1-3 | Braga | |
 | Belenenses | 2-0 | Gil Vicente |  |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 2-3 | Nacional |  |
 | Boavista | 1-2 | Estoril |  |
| Maritimo | 0-4 | Benfica | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 20:15 | Rio Ave |  |