Primeira Liga (Week 33) : Porto defeats Rio Ave 3-1
PORTUGAL, May. 7, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 33: After losing 1-3 to Sporting Lisbon on April 30, the Dragons returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Rio Ave this Saturday.
Rio Ave forward Hélder Postiga opened the score in the 5th minute, before seeing Porto catch up in the 20th minute thanks to Miguel Layún penalty kick. 1-1 at half time. The Dragons eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Oliveira Sergio ('57) and Varela Silvestre ('88).
FC Porto remains in third place with 70 points from 33 games, 10 points behind Sporting Clube de Portugal, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of May 7, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 32 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 21 | 61 | 82 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 21 | 49 | 80 |
| 3 | Porto | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 30 | 33 | 70 |
| 4 | Braga | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 57 |
| 5 | Arouca | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 52 |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 48 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 47 |
| 8 | Estoril | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 46 |
| 9 | Nacional | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 37 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 37 |
| 11 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 36 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 35 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 49 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Boavista | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 29 |
| 16 | União da Madeira | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 47 | -21 | 29 |
| 17 | Tondela | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 54 | -22 | 27 |
| 18 | Académica Coimbra | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 58 | -26 | 24 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 0-3 Rio Ave (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Tondela 1-1 Rio Ave (30 Apr.)
- Next game:União da Madeira - Rio Ave (14 May.)
FC Porto
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Boavista 0-5 Porto (10 Jan.)
- Previous game:Porto 1-3 Sporting Lisbon (30 Apr.)
- Next game:Porto - Boavista (14 May.)
Rio Ave
1:3
Porto
1:3 (1:1)
- 7 May 2016
- 16:15
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 82 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 80 |
| 3 | Porto | 70 |
| 4 |  Braga | 57 |
| 5 |  Arouca | 52 |
Week 33 Results
| Friday 6 May 2016 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 1-4 | Tondela | |
| Saturday 7 May 2016 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 1-3 | Porto | |
 | Académica Coimbra | 18:30 | Braga | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 20:45 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Sunday 8 May 2016 | ||||
 | Nacional | 16:00 | Belenenses |  |
 | Boavista | 16:00 | União da Madeira | |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 18:15 | Moreirense |  |
 | Maritimo | 20:30 | Benfica | |
| Monday 9 May 2016 | ||||
 | Estoril | 20:00 | Arouca | |