Primeira Liga (Week 20) : Porto beats Sporting 2-1
PORTUGAL, Feb. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 20: Four wins in a row for Porto. After their success against Moreirense, Rio Ave and Estoril, the Dragons continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-1 victory over Sporting Lisbon this Saturday.
Soares Francisco scored dual goals
Porto dominated the first half thanks to goals from Soares Francisco ('6, '40). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Dragons further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
FC Porto climbed to first place with 47 points from 20 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up SL Benfica, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of February 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Benfica | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 45 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Braga | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 36 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Chaves | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Vitoria Setubal | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Boavista | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Arouca | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 20 |
| 14 | Feirense | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 19 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 18 |
| 16 | Estoril | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Nacional | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Tondela | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Porto
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Feirense 0-4 Porto (11 Dec.)
- Previous game:Estoril 1-2 Porto (28 Jan.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Porto (11 Feb.)
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Lisbon 3-0 Arouca (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 4-2 Paços de Ferreira (28 Jan.)
- Next game:Moreirense - Sporting Lisbon (12 Feb.)
Porto
2:1
Sporting Lisbon
2:1 (2:0)
- 4 February 2017
- 21:30
- Porto
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 47 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 45 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 38 |
| 4 |  Braga | 36 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 35 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 3 February 2017 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 2-0 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Saturday 4 February 2017 | ||||
| Chaves | 0-0 | Boavista |  | |
| Porto | 2-1 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Sunday 5 February 2017 | ||||
 | Arouca | 17:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Benfica | 19:00 | Nacional |  |
 | Belenenses | 21:15 | Tondela | |
| Monday 6 February 2017 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 20:00 | Moreirense |  |
| Braga | 22:00 | Estoril |  |
| Feirense | 22:00 | Rio Ave |  | |