Primeira Liga (Week 29) : Sporting beats Boavista 2-1
PORTUGAL, Apr. 19, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 29: Two wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their 1-2 win against Vitoria Setubal on April 12, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-1 victory over Boavista this Sunday.
Sporting Lisbon midfielder Silva opened the score in the 1st minute, before seeing Boavista catch up in the 7th minute thanks to Zé Manuel. 1-1 at half time. The Sportinguistas eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Slimani in the 66th minute.
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in third place with 63 points from 29 games, 8 points behind FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 19, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 15 | 58 | 74 |
| 2 | Porto | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 12 | 55 | 71 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 29 | 63 |
| 4 | Braga | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 53 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 42 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 39 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Nacional | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 36 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 36 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Estoril | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 51 | -18 | 34 |
| 13 | Boavista | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 29 |
| 14 | Académica Coimbra | 29 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Arouca | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 26 |
| 16 | Vitoria Setubal | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 25 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 20 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 60 | -33 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Penafiel 0-4 Sporting Lisbon (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Setubal 1-2 Sporting Lisbon (12 Apr.)
- Next game:Moreirense - Sporting Lisbon (27 Apr.)
Boavista FC
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Boavista 3-1 Vitoria Guimaraes (8 Mar.)
- Previous game:Boavista 0-2 Maritimo (11 Apr.)
- Next game:Boavista - Vitoria Setubal (26 Apr.)
- 19 April 2015
- 18:00
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 74 |
| 2 |  Porto | 71 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 63 |
| 4 |  Braga | 53 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 46 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 17 April 2015 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 1-0 | Braga | |
| Saturday 18 April 2015 | ||||
| Porto | 1-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Belenenses | 0-2 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 19 April 2015 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 0-0 | Moreirense |  |
 | Penafiel | 0-2 | Arouca |  |
 | Gil Vicente | 0-0 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 1-2 | Estoril |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-1 | Boavista | |
| Monday 20 April 2015 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 20:00 | Nacional |  |