Primeira Liga (Week 29) : Benfica beats Académica 2-1
PORTUGAL, Apr. 9, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 29: 7 wins in a row for Benfica. After their success against Paços de Ferreira, União da Madeira, Sporting Lisbon, Tondela, Boavista and Braga, the Eagles continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-1 victory over Académica Coimbra this Saturday.
Académica Coimbra forward Pedro Nuno opened the score in the 17th minute, before seeing Benfica catch up in the 39th minute thanks to Mitroglou Kostas. 1-1 at half time. The Eagles eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Jimenez Raul with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
SL Benfica remains in first place with 73 points from 29 games, a 5-point lead over runner-up Sporting Clube de Portugal, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 9, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 29 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 20 | 58 | 73 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 19 | 42 | 68 |
| 3 | Porto | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 61 |
| 4 | Braga | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 50 |
| 5 | Arouca | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Estoril | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 39 |
| 8 | Paços de Ferreira | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 35 |
| 10 | Nacional | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 33 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 32 |
| 13 | Vitoria Setubal | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 29 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 28 |
| 15 | Boavista | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | União da Madeira | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 26 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 | Tondela | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Académica Coimbra
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Arouca 3-2 Académica Coimbra (2 Apr.)
- Next game:Belenenses - Académica Coimbra (17 Apr.)
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Benfica 6-0 Maritimo (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Benfica 5-1 Braga (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Benfica - Vitoria Setubal (18 Apr.)
- 9 April 2016
- 18:30
- Coimbra
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 73 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 68 |
| 3 |  Porto | 61 |
| 4 |  Braga | 50 |
| 5 |  Arouca | 45 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 8 April 2016 | ||||
 | Boavista | 0-0 | Arouca | |
| Saturday 9 April 2016 | ||||
| Académica Coimbra | 1-2 | Benfica | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 20:45 | Maritimo |  |
| Sunday 10 April 2016 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 16:00 | Belenenses |  |
 | Nacional | 16:00 | Estoril |  |
| Tondela | 16:00 | União da Madeira | ||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 18:15 | Porto | |
| Braga | 20:30 | Moreirense |  |
| Monday 11 April 2016 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 20:00 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |