Primeira Liga (Week 3) : Sporting beats Porto 2-1
PORTUGAL, Aug. 28, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 3: After two straigth victories against Rio Ave and Estoril, the Dragons lost 2-1 against Sporting Lisbon.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Islam Slimani ('14) and Martins Gelson ('26).
Sporting Clube de Portugal climbed to first place with 9 points from 3 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up SL Benfica.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of August 28, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Benfica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Braga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Porto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Boavista | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Moreirense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Vitoria Setubal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 | Maritimo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Chaves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Tondela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Estoril | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Maritimo (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Paços de Ferreira 0-1 Sporting Lisbon (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Sporting Lisbon - Moreirense (10 Sep.)
FC Porto
- Position: 5 -4
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 1-3 Porto (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Porto 1-0 Estoril (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Porto - Vitoria Guimaraes (10 Sep.)
Sporting Lisbon
2:1
Porto
2:1 (2:1)
- 28 August 2016
- 19:00
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 9 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 7 |
| 3 |  Braga | 7 |
| 4 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 6 |
| 5 | Porto | 6 |
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 | 1-3 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 28 August 2016 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 0-1 | Maritimo |  |
 | Boavista | 2-2 | Chaves | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-1 | Porto | |
 | Rio Ave | 21:15 | Feirense | |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 22:00 | Arouca |  |