Primeira Liga (Week 29) : Sporting defeats Maritimo 3-1
PORTUGAL, Apr. 9, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 29: Four wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their success against Estoril, Arouca and Belenenses, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 3-1 victory over Maritimo this Saturday.
Sporting Lisbon dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Gutierrez Teofilo in the 42nd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Sportinguistas further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Carvalho William '53 and Slimani '76).
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in second place with 71 points from 29 games, 2 points behind SL Benfica.
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 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 20 | 44 | 71 |
| 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 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 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
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-6 Sporting Lisbon (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Belenenses 2-5 Sporting Lisbon (4 Apr.)
- Next game:Moreirense - Sporting Lisbon (16 Apr.)
CS Maritimo
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Maritimo 5-1 Moreirense (10 Jan.)
- Previous game:Maritimo 2-0 Nacional (2 Apr.)
- Next game:Maritimo - Vitoria Guimaraes (17 Apr.)
- 9 April 2016
- 20:45
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 73 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 71 |
| 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 | 3-1 | 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 |  |