Primeira Liga (Week 15) : Nacional hold Arouca to 2-2
PORTUGAL, Jan. 2, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 15: The match between Nacional and Arouca ended in a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Arouca players started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Zequinha Jose Egas ('14) and Simao David ('44 on penalty) while Nacional only scored once Agra ('19 on penalty). However, even though they were leading 2-1 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Nacional with a saving goal from Nacional midfielder Luís Aurélio in the 90th minute.
Arouquenses remains in 8th place with 20 points from 15 games, one point behind Rio Ave FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 2, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Benfica | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 31 |
| 4 | Braga | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Vitoria Setubal | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Arouca | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Estoril | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Nacional | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 13 |
| 17 | Boavista | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 10 |
| 18 | Tondela | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
CD Nacional
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 3-1 Maritimo (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Moreirense 2-0 Nacional (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Belenenses - Nacional (6 Jan.)
Arouquenses
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Arouca 4-1 Maritimo (19 Dec.)
- Previous game:Arouca 4-1 Maritimo (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Arouca - Estoril (6 Jan.)
Nacional
2:2
Arouca
2:2 (1:2)
- 2 January 2016
- 16:00
- Funchal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Porto | 36 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 35 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 31 |
| 4 |  Braga | 25 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Setubal | 21 |
Week 15 Results
| Saturday 2 January 2016 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 1-1 | Estoril |  |
| Nacional | 2-2 | Arouca | |
 | Académica Coimbra | 3-1 | União da Madeira | |
 | Boavista | 0-3 | Moreirense |  |
| Vitoria Setubal | 16:15 | Braga | |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 18:00 | Belenenses |  |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 18:30 | Benfica | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 20:45 | Porto | |
| Sunday 3 January 2016 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 17:00 | Tondela | |