Primeira Liga (Week 23) : Sporting beats Boavista 2-0
PORTUGAL, Feb. 22, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 23: Two wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their 0-4 win against Nacional on February 13, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-0 victory over Boavista this Monday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Ewerton ('37) and Ruiz Bryan ('45).
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in first place with 58 points from 23 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up SL Benfica.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of February 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 35 | 58 |
| 2 | Benfica | 23 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 17 | 46 | 55 |
| 3 | Porto | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 29 | 52 |
| 4 | Braga | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 43 |
| 5 | Arouca | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Paços de Ferreira | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 28 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 28 |
| 11 | Estoril | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 27 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | União da Madeira | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 24 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 23 |
| 15 | Nacional | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Boavista | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 21 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 19 |
| 18 | Tondela | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-6 Sporting Lisbon (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Nacional 0-4 Sporting Lisbon (13 Feb.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Sporting Lisbon (29 Feb.)
Boavista FC
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Boavista 4-0 Vitoria Setubal (18 Jan.)
- Previous game:Boavista 0-0 Académica Coimbra (14 Feb.)
- Next game:Boavista - Rio Ave (27 Feb.)
Sporting Lisbon
2:0
Boavista
2:0 (2:0)
- 22 February 2016
- 20:00
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 58 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 55 |
| 3 |  Porto | 52 |
| 4 |  Braga | 43 |
| 5 |  Arouca | 34 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 19 February 2016 | ||||
| União da Madeira | 1-1 | Estoril |  | |
| Saturday 20 February 2016 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 1-3 | Benfica | |
 | Académica Coimbra | 0-2 | Rio Ave |  |
| Sunday 21 February 2016 | ||||
| Tondela | 3-4 | Maritimo |  | |
 | Belenenses | 0-2 | Arouca | |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 1-1 | Nacional |  |
| Porto | 3-2 | Moreirense |  |
| Braga | 3-3 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Monday 22 February 2016 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | Boavista | |