Primeira Liga (Week 28) : Porto beats Rio Ave 3-1
PORTUGAL, Apr. 11, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 28: Two wins in a row for Porto. After their 5-0 win against Estoril on April 6, the Dragons continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 3-1 victory over Rio Ave this Saturday.
Porto dominated the first half thanks to goals from Quaresma ('25 on penalty) and Danilo ('45). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Dragons further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Hernani with just 7 minutes remaining in regulation time.
FC Porto remains in second place with 68 points from 28 games, 3 points behind SL Benfica.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 11, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 15 | 56 | 71 |
| 2 | Porto | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 12 | 54 | 68 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 57 |
| 4 | Braga | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 50 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 43 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 42 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Nacional | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 33 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 32 |
| 12 | Boavista | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 29 |
| 13 | Estoril | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 28 |
| 14 | Académica Coimbra | 28 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 27 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 25 |
| 16 | Arouca | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 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
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Estoril 1-5 Rio Ave (24 Aug.)
- Previous game:Académica Coimbra 0-0 Rio Ave (3 Apr.)
- Next game:Gil Vicente - Rio Ave (19 Apr.)
FC Porto
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Porto 5-0 Estoril (6 Apr.)
- Previous game:Porto 5-0 Estoril (6 Apr.)
- Next game:Porto - Académica Coimbra (18 Apr.)
Rio Ave
1:3
Porto
1:3 (0:2)
- 11 April 2015
- 18:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 71 |
| 2 | Porto | 68 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 57 |
| 4 |  Braga | 50 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 43 |
Week 28 Results
| Friday 10 April 2015 | ||||
 | Arouca | 0-1 | Belenenses |  |
| Saturday 11 April 2015 | ||||
 | Boavista | 0-2 | Maritimo |  |
| Benfica | 5-1 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Rio Ave | 1-3 | Porto | |
 | Moreirense | 20:15 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Sunday 12 April 2015 | ||||
 | Nacional | 16:00 | Gil Vicente |  |
| Braga | 17:00 | Penafiel |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 19:15 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Monday 13 April 2015 | ||||
 | Estoril | 20:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  |