Primeira Liga (Week 18) : Braga beats Nacional 3-2
PORTUGAL, Jan. 17, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 18: After losing 3-2 to Sporting Lisbon on January 10, the Arcebispos bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Nacional this Sunday.
Braga defender Willy Boly opened the score in the 20th minute, before seeing Nacional catch up in the 25th minute thanks to Willyan Barbosa penalty kick. 1-1 at half time. The Arcebispos eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Santos Pedro ('59) and Stojiljkovic Nikola ('77).
SG Braga remains in fourth place with 32 points from 18 games, 8 points behind FC Porto, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 45 |
| 2 | Benfica | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 35 | 43 |
| 3 | Porto | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 40 |
| 4 | Braga | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 32 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Arouca | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 21 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 21 |
| 12 | Estoril | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 20 |
| 14 | União da Madeira | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Nacional | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | Boavista | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 10 |
| 18 | Tondela | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
CD Nacional
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 3-1 Maritimo (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nacional 1-4 Benfica (11 Jan.)
- Next game:União da Madeira - Nacional (23 Jan.)
SG Braga
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Braga 5-1 Maritimo (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 3-2 Braga (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Braga - Rio Ave (24 Jan.)
Nacional
2:3
Braga
2:3 (1:1)
- 17 January 2016
- 18:15
- Funchal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 45 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 43 |
| 3 |  Porto | 40 |
| 4 | Braga | 32 |
| 5 |  Paços de Ferreira | 29 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 15 January 2016 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-2 | Tondela | |
| Saturday 16 January 2016 | ||||
 | Académica Coimbra | 1-1 | Paços de Ferreira | |
 | Maritimo | 0-1 | União da Madeira | |
 | Estoril | 1-2 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 17 January 2016 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 1-2 | Belenenses |  |
 | Arouca | 1-2 | Moreirense |  |
| Nacional | 2-3 | Braga | |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20:30 | Porto | |
| Monday 18 January 2016 | ||||
 | Boavista | 20:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |