Primeira Liga (Week 19) : União defeats Nacional 3-0
PORTUGAL, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 19: Two wins in a row for União da Madeira. After their 0-1 win against Maritimo on January 16, the Unionistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 3-0 victory over Nacional this Saturday.
Silva Toni scored dual goals
União da Madeira dominated the first half thanks to goals from Abdullahi Shehu ('29) and Silva Toni ('34). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Unionistas further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Silva Toni in the 48th minute.
União da Madeira climbed to 11st place with 23 points from 19 games, tie on points with GD Estoril Praia.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 23, 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 40 |
| 4 | Braga | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 32 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 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 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 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
União da Madeira
- Position: 11 +3
- Best performance of the season:União da Madeira 3-0 Nacional (23 Jan.)
- Previous game:Maritimo 0-1 União da Madeira (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - União da Madeira (29 Jan.)
CD Nacional
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 3-1 Maritimo (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nacional 2-3 Braga (17 Jan.)
- Next game:Nacional - Tondela (31 Jan.)
União da Madeira
3:0
Nacional
3:0 (2:0)
- 23 January 2016
- 16:00
- Funchal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 45 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 43 |
| 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 | 18:30 | Arouca |  |
| Paços de Ferreira | 20:45 | 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 |  | |