Primeira Liga (Week 25) : Benfica beats Sporting 1-0
PORTUGAL, Mar. 5, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 25: After a 0-0 draw with Vitoria Guimaraes on February 29, the Sportinguistas lost 1-0 against Benfica.
All the action happened in the first half, with Mitroglou Kostas goal in the 20th minute.
SL Benfica climbed to first place with 61 points from 25 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Sporting Clube de Portugal.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of March 5, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 25 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 17 | 49 | 61 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 34 | 59 |
| 3 | Porto | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 30 | 55 |
| 4 | Braga | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 44 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 36 |
| 6 | Arouca | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Paços de Ferreira | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Estoril | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 29 |
| 11 | Vitoria Setubal | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 28 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 28 |
| 13 | Nacional | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | União da Madeira | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 24 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 23 |
| 16 | Boavista | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 21 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 19 |
| 18 | Tondela | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 2 -1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-6 Sporting Lisbon (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Guimaraes 0-0 Sporting Lisbon (29 Feb.)
- Next game:Estoril - Sporting Lisbon (12 Mar.)
SL Benfica
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Benfica 6-0 Maritimo (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Benfica 2-0 União da Madeira (29 Feb.)
- Next game:Benfica - Tondela (14 Mar.)
Sporting Lisbon
0:1
Benfica
0:1 (0:1)
- 5 March 2016
- 20:45
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 61 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 59 |
| 3 |  Porto | 55 |
| 4 |  Braga | 44 |
| 5 |  Rio Ave | 36 |
Week 25 Results
| Friday 4 March 2016 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 2-2 | Maritimo |  |
| Saturday 5 March 2016 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 0-1 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 6 March 2016 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 16:00 | Moreirense |  |
| Tondela | 16:00 | Arouca |  | |
| União da Madeira | 16:00 | Belenenses |  | |
 | Boavista | 16:00 | Nacional |  |
 | Académica Coimbra | 18:15 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Braga | 20:30 | Porto | |
| Monday 7 March 2016 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 20:00 | Estoril |  |