Primeira Liga (Week 14) : Rio Ave defeats Nacional 2-1
PORTUGAL, Dec. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 14: Four wins in a row for Rio Ave. After their success against Vitoria Setubal, Tondela and Arouca, Rio Grande continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-1 victory over Nacional this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Rio Ave nor Nacional have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Ghazal ('49 own) and Krovinovic Filip ('50).
Rio Ave FC remains in 6th place with 23 points from 14 games, one point behind Vitoria SC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of December 18, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Porto | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 31 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Braga | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Chaves | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Arouca | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Vitoria Setubal | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Paços de Ferreira | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Estoril | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Boavista | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Nacional | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 11 |
| 17 | Feirense | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 11 |
| 18 | Tondela | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 3-1 Tondela (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Arouca 0-2 Rio Ave (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Benfica - Rio Ave (21 Dec.)
CD Nacional
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Feirense 0-3 Nacional (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nacional 3-2 Tondela (11 Dec.)
- Next game:Nacional - Boavista (22 Dec.)
Rio Ave
2:1
Nacional
2:1 (0:0)
- 18 December 2016
- 17:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 35 |
| 2 |  Porto | 31 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 27 |
| 4 |  Braga | 26 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 24 |
Week 14 Results
| Friday 16 December 2016 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 1-0 | Belenenses |  |
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 1-4 | Arouca |  |
 | Estoril | 0-1 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 18 December 2016 | ||||
| Tondela | 1-1 | Boavista |  | |
| Rio Ave | 2-1 | Nacional | |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 19:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 21:15 | Braga | |
| Monday 19 December 2016 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 18:30 | Feirense | |
| Porto | 21:00 | Chaves | |