Primeira Liga (Week 13) : Benfica defeats Setubal 4-2
PORTUGAL, Dec. 12, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 13: Five wins in a row for Benfica. After their success against Tondela, Boavista, Braga and Académica Coimbra, the Eagles continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 4-2 victory over Vitoria Setubal this Saturday.
Benfica dominated the first half thanks to goals from Pizzi ('35) and Jonas Congalves ('39). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Eagles further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Mitroglou Kostas '54 and Ricardo '79/own).
SL Benfica remains in third place with 27 points from 12 games, 3 points behind FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of December 12, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Porto | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 30 |
| 3 | Benfica | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 27 |
| 4 | Braga | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Vitoria Setubal | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Arouca | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Estoril | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Nacional | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 13 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Boavista | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | União da Madeira | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 10 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 7 |
| 18 | Tondela | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Vitoria FC
- Position: 7 -2
- Best performance of the season:Académica Coimbra 0-4 Vitoria Setubal (24 Aug.)
- Previous game:Belenenses 0-3 Vitoria Setubal (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Tondela - Vitoria Setubal (20 Dec.)
SL Benfica
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Benfica 6-0 Belenenses (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Benfica 3-0 Académica Coimbra (4 Dec.)
- Next game:União da Madeira - Benfica (15 Dec.)
Vitoria Setubal
2:4
Benfica
2:4 (0:2)
- 12 December 2015
- 20:45
- Setubal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 32 |
| 2 |  Porto | 30 |
| 3 | Benfica | 27 |
| 4 |  Braga | 21 |
| 5 |  Rio Ave | 21 |
Week 13 Results
| Friday 11 December 2015 | ||||
 | Boavista | 1-1 | Estoril |  |
| Saturday 12 December 2015 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 3-1 | Arouca |  |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 6-0 | União da Madeira | |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3-4 | Maritimo |  |
| Vitoria Setubal | 2-4 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 13 December 2015 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 18:15 | Moreirense |  |
| Tondela | 20:30 | Braga | | |
| Monday 14 December 2015 | ||||
 | Nacional | 12:30 | Porto | |
 | Académica Coimbra | 20:00 | Belenenses |  |