Primeira Liga (Week 18) : Benfica defeats Tondela 4-0
PORTUGAL, Jan. 22, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 18: After their 3-3 draw against Boavista on January 14, the Eagles returned to winning ways with a 4-0 victory over Tondela this Sunday.
Pizzi Duarte scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Benfica nor Tondela have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Pizzi Duarte ('59, '76), Silva Rafa ('84) and Jonas Oliveira ('90 on penalty).
SL Benfica remains in first place with 45 points from 18 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 22, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 45 |
| 2 | Porto | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 41 |
| 3 | Braga | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 36 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Chaves | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Boavista | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | Arouca | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Vitoria Setubal | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Feirense | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 18 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Estoril | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Nacional | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 12 |
| 18 | Tondela | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Benfica 4-0 Tondela (22 Jan.)
- Previous game:Benfica 3-3 Boavista (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Vitoria Setubal - Benfica (30 Jan.)
CD Tondela
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Tondela 2-1 Vitoria Guimaraes (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Braga 2-0 Tondela (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Tondela - Chaves (28 Jan.)
Benfica
4:0
Tondela
4:0 (0:0)
- 22 January 2017
- 17:00
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 45 |
| 2 |  Porto | 41 |
| 3 |  Braga | 36 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 35 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 31 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 20 January 2017 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 0-2 | Moreirense |  |
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
| Porto | 4-2 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Maritimo | 2-2 | Sporting Lisbon | |
 | Arouca | 1-2 | Boavista |  |
| Sunday 22 January 2017 | ||||
| Benfica | 4-0 | Tondela | |
| Feirense | 1-0 | Estoril |  | |
 | Belenenses | 19:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Braga | 21:15 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Monday 23 January 2017 | ||||
| Chaves | 21:00 | Nacional |  | |