Primeira Liga (Week 23) : Porto beats Sporting 3-0
PORTUGAL, Mar. 1, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 23: Five wins in a row for Porto. After their success against Paços de Ferreira, Moreirense, Vitoria Guimaraes and Boavista, the Dragons continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 3-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon this Sunday.
Cristian Tello scored tripple goals
Porto dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Spanish forward Cristian Tello in the 31st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Dragons further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Tello '58, '82).
FC Porto remains in second place with 55 points from 23 games, 4 points behind SL Benfica.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of March 1, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 10 | 47 | 59 |
| 2 | Porto | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 55 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 47 |
| 4 | Braga | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 46 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 40 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Nacional | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 31 |
| 8 | Paços de Ferreira | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 29 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Estoril | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 25 |
| 13 | Boavista | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 22 |
| 14 | Arouca | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 20 |
| 15 | Académica Coimbra | 23 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 19 |
| 16 | Vitoria Setubal | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 19 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 18 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 44 | -24 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
FC Porto
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Porto 5-0 Paços de Ferreira (1 Feb.)
- Previous game:Boavista 0-2 Porto (23 Feb.)
- Next game:Braga - Porto (6 Mar.)
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Penafiel 0-4 Sporting Lisbon (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Gil Vicente (22 Feb.)
- Next game:Sporting Lisbon - Penafiel (9 Mar.)
Porto
3:0
Sporting Lisbon
3:0 (1:0)
- 1 March 2015
- 19:15
- Porto
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 59 |
| 2 | Porto | 55 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 47 |
| 4 |  Braga | 46 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 40 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 27 February 2015 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 1-0 | Maritimo |  |
| Saturday 28 February 2015 | ||||
 | Gil Vicente | 1-1 | Boavista |  |
| Benfica | 6-0 | Estoril |  |
 | Rio Ave | 0-2 | Braga | |
| Sunday 1 March 2015 | ||||
 | Nacional | 3-0 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Académica Coimbra | 1-1 | Arouca |  |
 | Penafiel | 1-2 | Moreirense |  |
| Porto | 3-0 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Monday 2 March 2015 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 20:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  |