Primeira Liga (Week 20) : Sporting beats Académica 3-2

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PORTUGAL, Jan. 30, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 20: Two wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their 1-3 win against Paços de Ferreira on January 23, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 3-2 victory over Académica Coimbra this Saturday.

Académica Coimbra opened the score in the score in the 8th minute thanks to Soares Rafa, before Sporting Lisbon regained the advantage with Silva Adrien ('30) and Ruiz Bryan ('43). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Sportinguistas further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Montero Fredy with just 6 minutes remaining in regulation time.

Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in first place with 51 points from 20 games, a 5-point lead over runner-up SL Benfica, which has a game in hand.

View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 30, 2016) »

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Sporting Lisbon20163143142951
2Benfica19151350133746
3Porto20144240122846
4Braga19105433141935
5Vitoria Guimaraes208662930-130
6Paços de Ferreira198562722529
7Rio Ave197482831-325
8Vitoria Setubal196763035-525
9Arouca195952424024
10Estoril206591925-623
11União da Madeira206591525-1023
12Belenenses195772540-1522
13Maritimo1963102637-1121
14Moreirense195592231-920
15Nacional1945101929-1017
16Académica Coimbra2045112037-1717
17Boavista1944111528-1316
18Tondela1923141331-189

Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016

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Overview

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Académica Coimbra

Sporting Lisbon
3:2
Académica Coimbra
3:2 (2:1)
  • 30 January 2016
  • 20:45
  • Lisbon

Table

PosTeamPts
1Sporting Lisbon51
2Benfica46
3Porto46
4Braga35
5Vitoria Guimaraes30

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Week 20 Results

Friday 29 January 2016
Vitoria Guimaraes3-1União da Madeira
Saturday 30 January 2016
Estoril1-3Porto
Sporting Lisbon3-2Académica Coimbra
Sunday 31 January 2016
Nacional16:00Tondela
Arouca16:00Paços de Ferreira
Rio Ave16:00Vitoria Setubal
Boavista17:00Braga
Moreirense19:15Benfica
Monday 1 February 2016
Maritimo20:00Belenenses
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