Primeira Liga (Week 26) : Porto defeats União 3-2
PORTUGAL, Mar. 12, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 26: After losing 3-1 to Braga on March 6, the Dragons returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over União da Madeira this Saturday.
Porto dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Cameroonian forward Vincent Aboubakar in the 24th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Dragons further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Herrera '51 and Corona Jesus '87).
FC Porto remains in third place with 58 points from 26 games, 3 points behind SL Benfica, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of March 12, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 35 | 62 |
| 2 | Benfica | 25 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 17 | 49 | 61 |
| 3 | Porto | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 29 | 58 |
| 4 | Braga | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 47 |
| 5 | Arouca | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Estoril | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | Paços de Ferreira | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 29 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 29 |
| 12 | Nacional | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Vitoria Setubal | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 28 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 26 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Boavista | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 24 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 | Tondela | 25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
FC Porto
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Boavista 0-5 Porto (10 Jan.)
- Previous game:Braga 3-1 Porto (6 Mar.)
- Next game:Vitoria Setubal - Porto (19 Mar.)
União da Madeira
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:União da Madeira 3-0 Nacional (23 Jan.)
- Previous game:União da Madeira 0-0 Belenenses (6 Mar.)
- Next game:Braga - União da Madeira (20 Mar.)
Porto
3:2
União da Madeira
3:2 (1:0)
- 12 March 2016
- 20:45
- Porto
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 62 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 61 |
| 3 | Porto | 58 |
| 4 |  Braga | 47 |
| 5 |  Arouca | 38 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 11 March 2016 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 0-3 | Boavista |  |
| Saturday 12 March 2016 | ||||
 | Estoril | 1-2 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Porto | 3-2 | União da Madeira | |
| Sunday 13 March 2016 | ||||
| Arouca | 16:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Moreirense | 16:00 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Nacional | 16:00 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 18:15 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
 | Belenenses | 20:30 | Braga | |
| Monday 14 March 2016 | ||||
| Benfica | 20:00 | Tondela | |