Primeira Liga (Week 19) : Sporting defeats Paços de Ferreira 3-1
PORTUGAL, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 19: After their 2-2 draw against Tondela on January 15, the Sportinguistas bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Paços de Ferreira this Saturday.
Islam Slimani scored dual goals
Sporting Lisbon dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Cesar Bruno in the 40th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Sportinguistas further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Slimani '63, '83).
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in first place with 48 points from 19 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up SL Benfica.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | Benfica | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 37 | 46 |
| 3 | Porto | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 40 |
| 4 | Braga | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 32 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 26 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Vitoria Setubal | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | Arouca | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Estoril | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | União da Madeira | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 23 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 21 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 21 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | Nacional | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 17 |
| 17 | Boavista | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Tondela | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
FC Paços de Ferreira
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 6-0 União da Madeira (12 Dec.)
- Previous game:Académica Coimbra 1-1 Paços de Ferreira (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Arouca - Paços de Ferreira (31 Jan.)
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-6 Sporting Lisbon (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 2-2 Tondela (15 Jan.)
- Next game:Sporting Lisbon - Académica Coimbra (30 Jan.)
Paços de Ferreira
1:3
Sporting Lisbon
1:3 (0:1)
- 23 January 2016
- 20:45
- Paços de Ferreira
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 48 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 46 |
| 3 |  Porto | 40 |
| 4 |  Braga | 32 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 |
Week 19 Results
| Friday 22 January 2016 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 2-1 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 1-3 | Estoril |  |
| União da Madeira | 3-0 | Nacional |  | |
| Benfica | 3-1 | Arouca |  |
| Paços de Ferreira | 1-3 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Sunday 24 January 2016 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 16:00 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Braga | 18:15 | Rio Ave |  |
| Porto | 20:30 | Maritimo |  |
| Monday 25 January 2016 | ||||
| Tondela | 20:00 | Boavista |  | |