Primeira Liga (Week 22) : Braga beats Nacional 3-1
PORTUGAL, Feb. 21, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 22: Four wins in a row for Braga. After their success against Moreirense, Estoril and Arouca, the Arcebispos continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 3-1 victory over Nacional this Saturday.
Nacional had started off well by taking the lead in the 22nd minute with a goal by midfielder Tiago Rodrigues. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Arcebispos nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Santos '50, Micael '53 and Agra '59).
SG Braga remains in fourth place with 43 points from 22 games, one point behind Sporting Clube de Portugal, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of February 21, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 53 |
| 2 | Porto | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 40 | 49 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 44 |
| 4 | Braga | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 43 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 31 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Nacional | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 28 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Estoril | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Boavista | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Vitoria Setubal | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 19 |
| 15 | Gil Vicente | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 17 |
| 16 | Arouca | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 16 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 21 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
39416
Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Penafiel 1-6 Braga (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Braga 2-0 Arouca (15 Feb.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Braga (28 Feb.)
CD Nacional
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 3-0 Maritimo (8 Dec.)
- Previous game:Nacional 1-0 Estoril (16 Feb.)
- Next game:Nacional - Vitoria Setubal (1 Mar.)
- 21 February 2015
- 17:00
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 53 |
| 2 |  Porto | 49 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 44 |
| 4 | Braga | 43 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 37 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 20 February 2015 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 2-2 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Saturday 21 February 2015 | ||||
| Braga | 3-1 | Nacional | |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 18:00 | Penafiel |  |
 | Moreirense | 19:00 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 22 February 2015 | ||||
 | Arouca | 16:00 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Maritimo | 16:15 | Belenenses |  |
 | Estoril | 17:00 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 18:15 | Gil Vicente |  |
| Monday 23 February 2015 | ||||
 | Boavista | 20:00 | Porto | |