Primeira Liga (Week 2) : Sporting beats Paços de Ferreira 1-0
PORTUGAL, Aug. 20, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 2: Two wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their 2-0 win against Maritimo on August 13, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 1-0 victory over Paços de Ferreira this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Sporting Lisbon midfielder Silva Adrien goal in the 45th minute.
Sporting Clube de Portugal climbed to first place with 6 points from 2 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Boavista FC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of August 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Boavista | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Feirense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Vitoria Setubal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Braga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Chaves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Paços de Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Tondela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Arouca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Estoril | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Paços de Ferreira
- Position: 11 -3
- Previous game:Moreirense 1-1 Paços de Ferreira (13 Aug.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Paços de Ferreira (26 Aug.)
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Maritimo (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Maritimo (13 Aug.)
- Next game:Sporting Lisbon - Porto (28 Aug.)
Paços de Ferreira
0:1
Sporting Lisbon
0:1 (0:1)
- 20 August 2016
- 19:15
- Paços de Ferreira
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 6 |
| 2 |  Boavista | 4 |
| 3 |  Porto | 3 |
| 4 |  Benfica | 3 |
| 4 | Feirense | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 19 August 2016 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 0-0 | Boavista | |
| Saturday 20 August 2016 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 0-2 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Chaves | 1-1 | Tondela | ||
| Paços de Ferreira | 0-1 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Porto | 21:30 | Estoril |  |
| Sunday 21 August 2016 | ||||
| Feirense | 17:00 | Moreirense |  | |
 | Arouca | 19:00 | Nacional |  |
| Benfica | 21:15 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Monday 22 August 2016 | ||||
 | Braga | 21:00 | Rio Ave |  |