Primeira Liga (Week 8) : Braga defeats Chaves 1-0
PORTUGAL, Oct. 24, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 8: After their 1-1 draw against Arouca on October 2, the Arcebispos bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Chaves this Monday.
45 minutes of play and neither Braga nor Chaves have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Braga midfielder Santos Pedro on penalty in the 56th minute.
SG Braga remains in fourth place with 17 points from 8 games, tie on points with Sporting Clube de Portugal.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of October 24, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Porto | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Braga | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Chaves | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Feirense | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 10 |
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Vitoria Setubal | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Nacional | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Estoril | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Tondela | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Arouca | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Braga 3-0 Boavista (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Arouca 1-1 Braga (2 Oct.)
- Next game:Braga - Belenenses (30 Oct.)
GD Chaves
- Position: 6 -1
- Best performance of the season:Chaves 3-1 Belenenses (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Chaves 3-1 Belenenses (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Chaves - Feirense (31 Oct.)
Braga
1:0
Chaves
1:0 (0:0)
- 24 October 2016
- 21:00
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 22 |
| 2 |  Porto | 19 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 17 |
| 4 | Braga | 17 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 21 October 2016 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 1-1 | Nacional |  |
 | Maritimo | 1-1 | Boavista |  |
| Saturday 22 October 2016 | ||||
| Feirense | 1-1 | Vitoria Setubal |  | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 1-1 | Tondela | |
| Porto | 3-0 | Arouca |  |
| Sunday 23 October 2016 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 1-1 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Estoril | 0-2 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
 | Belenenses | 0-2 | Benfica | |
| Monday 24 October 2016 | ||||
| Braga | 1-0 | Chaves | |