Primeira Liga (Week 25) : Académica defeats Nacional 2-1
PORTUGAL, Mar. 15, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 25: Two wins in a row for Académica Coimbra. After their 0-2 win against Moreirense on March 8, Os Estudantes continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-1 victory over Nacional this Sunday.
Académica Coimbra dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Brazilian midfielder Paulo in the 30th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Os Estudantes further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Mineiro with just 4 minutes remaining in regulation time.
CD Nacional are down in 9th place with 32 points from 25 games, one point behind Rio Ave FC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of March 15, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 11 | 51 | 65 |
| 2 | Porto | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 46 | 58 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 50 |
| 4 | Braga | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 46 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 40 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Nacional | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 32 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 31 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 30 |
| 12 | Estoril | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 27 |
| 13 | Académica Coimbra | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 25 |
| 14 | Boavista | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 25 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 23 |
| 16 | Arouca | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 20 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 19 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Académica Coimbra
- Position: 13 +1
- Best performance of the season:Moreirense 0-2 Académica Coimbra (8 Mar.)
- Previous game:Moreirense 0-2 Académica Coimbra (8 Mar.)
- Next game:Braga - Académica Coimbra (20 Mar.)
CD Nacional
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 3-0 Vitoria Setubal (1 Mar.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 1-1 Nacional (9 Mar.)
- Next game:Nacional - Porto (21 Mar.)
Académica Coimbra
2:1
Nacional
2:1 (1:0)
- 15 March 2015
- 16:00
- Coimbra
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 65 |
| 2 |  Porto | 58 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 50 |
| 4 |  Braga | 46 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 40 |
Week 25 Results
| Friday 13 March 2015 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 1-0 | Boavista |  |
| Saturday 14 March 2015 | ||||
| Benfica | 2-0 | Braga | |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 0-1 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Belenenses | 2-2 | Estoril |  |
| Sunday 15 March 2015 | ||||
 | Gil Vicente | 0-1 | Moreirense |  |
| Académica Coimbra | 2-1 | Nacional | |
 | Penafiel | 0-2 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Maritimo | 17:00 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Porto | 19:15 | Arouca |  |