Primeira Liga (Week 31) : Sporting defeats Nacional 2-0
PORTUGAL, May. 2, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 31: Four wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their success against Vitoria Setubal, Boavista and Moreirense, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-0 victory over Nacional this Saturday.
Montero scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Sporting Lisbon nor Nacional have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with two goals by Colombian forward Montero at '56 and '90.
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in third place with 69 points from 31 games, 3 points behind FC Porto, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of May 2, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 31 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 15 | 63 | 78 |
| 2 | Porto | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 12 | 55 | 72 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 31 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 69 |
| 4 | Braga | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 19 | 27 | 54 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 50 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 43 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 42 |
| 8 | Nacional | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 40 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 39 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 36 |
| 12 | Estoril | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 35 |
| 13 | Boavista | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 30 |
| 14 | Académica Coimbra | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 27 |
| 15 | Arouca | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 26 |
| 16 | Vitoria Setubal | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 26 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 23 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 62 | -35 | 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:Moreirense 1-4 Sporting Lisbon (27 Apr.)
- Next game:Estoril - Sporting Lisbon (10 May.)
CD Nacional
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 3-0 Vitoria Setubal (1 Mar.)
- Previous game:Nacional 2-0 Penafiel (26 Apr.)
- Next game:Nacional - Vitoria Guimaraes (11 May.)
Sporting Lisbon
2:0
Nacional
2:0 (0:0)
- 2 May 2015
- 20:15
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 78 |
| 2 |  Porto | 72 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 69 |
| 4 |  Braga | 54 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 50 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 1 May 2015 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 2-0 | Estoril |  |
| Saturday 2 May 2015 | ||||
 | Gil Vicente | 0-5 | Benfica | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | Nacional | |
| Sunday 3 May 2015 | ||||
 | Penafiel | 16:00 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Boavista | 16:00 | Moreirense |  |
 | Maritimo | 16:00 | Arouca |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 19:15 | Porto | |
| Monday 4 May 2015 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 19:45 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 20:00 | Braga | |