Primeira Liga (Week 28) : Arouca beats Académica 3-2
PORTUGAL, Apr. 2, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 28: After losing 5-1 to Sporting Lisbon on March 19, Arouca returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Académica Coimbra this Saturday.
Académica Coimbra opened the score in the score in the 11th minute thanks to Pedro Nuno, before Arouca regained the advantage with Jubal Rocha Mendes ('18), Lima Lucas ('39) and Artur ('43). Leading 3-1 at the break, Arouca players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Arouquenses remains in fifth place with 44 points from 28 games, 6 points behind SG Braga.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 2, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 19 | 57 | 70 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 65 |
| 3 | Porto | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 61 |
| 4 | Braga | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 50 |
| 5 | Arouca | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Estoril | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | Nacional | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 33 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 29 |
| 13 | Vitoria Setubal | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 28 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 25 |
| 16 | Boavista | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 24 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 23 |
| 18 | Tondela | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 49 | -25 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
46952
Overview
Arouquenses
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Arouca 4-1 Maritimo (19 Dec.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 5-1 Arouca (19 Mar.)
- Next game:Boavista - Arouca (8 Apr.)
Académica Coimbra
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Académica Coimbra 0-3 Estoril (20 Mar.)
- Next game:Académica Coimbra - Benfica (9 Apr.)
Arouca
3:2
Académica Coimbra
3:2 (3:1)
- 2 April 2016
- 16:15
- Arouca
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 70 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 65 |
| 3 |  Porto | 61 |
| 4 |  Braga | 50 |
| 5 | Arouca | 44 |
Week 28 Results
| Friday 1 April 2016 | ||||
| Benfica | 5-1 | Braga | |
| Saturday 2 April 2016 | ||||
| Arouca | 3-2 | Académica Coimbra | |
 | Maritimo | 18:30 | Nacional |  |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20:45 | Boavista |  |
| Sunday 3 April 2016 | ||||
| União da Madeira | 16:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  | |
 | Estoril | 17:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
 | Moreirense | 19:15 | Rio Ave |  |
| Monday 4 April 2016 | ||||
| Porto | 19:00 | Tondela | |
 | Belenenses | 21:00 | Sporting Lisbon | |