Primeira Liga (Week 3) : Braga defeats Estoril 3-1
PORTUGAL, Aug. 27, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 3: After their 1-1 draw against Rio Ave on August 22, the Arcebispos returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Estoril this Saturday.
Braga dominated the first half thanks to goals from Santos Pedro ('16) and Eduardo Wilson ('32). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Arcebispos further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Pinto Andre with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
SG Braga climbed to first place with 7 points from 3 games, one point ahead of runner-up Vitoria SC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of August 27, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Porto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Moreirense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Vitoria Setubal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Boavista | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Belenenses | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Arouca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Feirense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Chaves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Tondela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Estoril | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
GD Estoril Praia
- Position: 18 -1
- Previous game:Porto 1-0 Estoril (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Paços de Ferreira - Estoril (11 Sep.)
SG Braga
- Position: 1 +6
- Best performance of the season:Estoril 1-3 Braga (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Braga 1-1 Rio Ave (22 Aug.)
- Next game:Braga - Boavista (11 Sep.)
Estoril
1:3
Braga
1:3 (0:2)
- 27 August 2016
- 19:15
- Estoril
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braga | 7 |
| 2 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 6 |
| 3 |  Porto | 6 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 6 |
| 5 |  Moreirense | 4 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 26 August 2016 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 5-3 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | ||||
| Tondela | 0-1 | Belenenses |  | |
| Estoril | 1-3 | Braga | |
 | Nacional | 21:30 | Benfica |  |
| Sunday 28 August 2016 | ||||
| Moreirense | 17:00 | Maritimo |  |
 | Boavista | 17:00 | Chaves | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 19:00 | Porto | |
 | Rio Ave | 21:15 | Feirense | |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 22:00 | Arouca |  |