Primeira Liga : Sporting Lisbon finish third after beating Rio Ave
PORTUGAL, May. 23, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 34: Two wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their 4-1 win against Braga on May 17, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 1-0 victory over Rio Ave this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Sporting Lisbon nor Rio Ave have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Sporting Lisbon midfielder Nani in the 48th minute.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of May 23, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 86 | 16 | 70 | 85 |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 13 | 61 | 82 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 67 | 29 | 38 | 76 |
| 4 | Braga | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 55 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 52 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 48 |
| 7 | Nacional | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 47 |
| 8 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 47 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 44 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 43 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 43 |
| 12 | Estoril | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 56 | -18 | 40 |
| 13 | Boavista | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 50 | -23 | 34 |
| 14 | Académica Coimbra | 33 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 29 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 51 | -27 | 29 |
| 16 | Arouca | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 50 | -24 | 28 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 60 | -35 | 23 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 69 | -40 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Estoril 1-5 Rio Ave (24 Aug.)
- Previous game:Maritimo 4-0 Rio Ave (17 May.)
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Penafiel 0-4 Sporting Lisbon (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 4-1 Braga (17 May.)
Rio Ave
0:1
Sporting Lisbon
0:1 (0:0)
- 23 May 2015
- 18:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 85 |
| 2 |  Porto | 82 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 76 |
| 4 |  Braga | 55 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 52 |
Week 34 Results
| Friday 22 May 2015 | ||||
| Porto | 2-0 | Penafiel |  |
| Saturday 23 May 2015 | ||||
 | Estoril | 2-0 | Boavista |  |
 | Arouca | 1-2 | Moreirense |  |
 | Nacional | 3-0 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
 | Gil Vicente | 0-2 | Belenenses |  |
| Rio Ave | 0-1 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Benfica | 4-1 | Maritimo |  |
| Braga | 20:15 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Académica Coimbra | 20:15 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |