Primeira Liga (Week 27) : Benfica beats Nacional 3-1
PORTUGAL, Apr. 4, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 27: After losing 2-1 to Rio Ave on March 21, the Eagles bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Nacional this Saturday.
Jonas scored dual goals
Benfica dominated the first half thanks to goals from Jonas ('21) and Lima ('30). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Eagles further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Jonas in the 59th minute.
SL Benfica remains in first place with 68 points from 27 games, a 6-point lead over runner-up FC Porto, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 4, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 14 | 52 | 68 |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 47 | 62 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 56 |
| 4 | Braga | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 50 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 43 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 36 |
| 9 | Nacional | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | Boavista | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 29 |
| 13 | Estoril | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 28 |
| 14 | Académica Coimbra | 27 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 27 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 24 |
| 16 | Arouca | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 23 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 45 | -25 | 19 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Benfica 6-0 Estoril (28 Feb.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 2-1 Benfica (21 Mar.)
- Next game:Benfica - Académica Coimbra (11 Apr.)
CD Nacional
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 3-0 Vitoria Setubal (1 Mar.)
- Previous game:Nacional 1-1 Porto (21 Mar.)
- Next game:Nacional - Gil Vicente (12 Apr.)
Benfica
3:1
Nacional
3:1 (2:0)
- 4 April 2015
- 17:00
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 68 |
| 2 |  Porto | 62 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 56 |
| 4 |  Braga | 50 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 43 |
Week 27 Results
| Friday 3 April 2015 | ||||
 | Académica Coimbra | 0-0 | Rio Ave |  |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 1-0 | Arouca |  |
 | Gil Vicente | 0-2 | Braga | |
| Saturday 4 April 2015 | ||||
 | Penafiel | 2-2 | Boavista |  |
| Benfica | 3-1 | Nacional | |
 | Belenenses | 18:00 | Moreirense |  |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 20:15 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Monday 6 April 2015 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 18:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Porto | 20:00 | Estoril |  |