Primeira Liga (Week 20) : Arouca draw 2-2 with Paços de Ferreira
PORTUGAL, Jan. 31, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 20: Paços de Ferreira was held to a 2-2 draw by Arouca on Sunday.
Paços de Ferreira players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Paços de Ferreira forward Bruno Moreira in the 19th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Roniel Costa goal ('88) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Arouca with goals by Lima Lucas ('65) and Fábio Cardoso ('78 own).
FC Paços de Ferreira remains in fifth place with 30 points from 20 games, 5 points behind SG Braga, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 31, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 29 | 51 |
| 2 | Benfica | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 37 | 46 |
| 3 | Porto | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 46 |
| 4 | Braga | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 35 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 28 |
| 8 | Arouca | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 25 |
| 10 | Estoril | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 23 |
| 11 | União da Madeira | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 22 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Nacional | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 17 |
| 17 | Boavista | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 16 |
| 18 | Tondela | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Arouquenses
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Arouca 4-1 Maritimo (19 Dec.)
- Previous game:Benfica 3-1 Arouca (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Porto - Arouca (7 Feb.)
FC Paços de Ferreira
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 6-0 União da Madeira (12 Dec.)
- Previous game:Paços de Ferreira 1-3 Sporting Lisbon (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Paços de Ferreira - Boavista (7 Feb.)
Arouca
2:2
Paços de Ferreira
2:2 (0:1)
- 31 January 2016
- 16:00
- Arouca
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 51 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 46 |
| 3 |  Porto | 46 |
| 4 |  Braga | 35 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 29 January 2016 | ||||
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3-1 | União da Madeira | |
| Saturday 30 January 2016 | ||||
 | Estoril | 1-3 | Porto | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 3-2 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Sunday 31 January 2016 | ||||
 | Nacional | 3-1 | Tondela | |
| Arouca | 2-2 | Paços de Ferreira | |
 | Rio Ave | 2-1 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Boavista | 17:00 | Braga | |
 | Moreirense | 19:15 | Benfica | |
| Monday 1 February 2016 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 20:00 | Belenenses |  |