Primeira Liga (Week 24) : Braga defeats Arouca 3-1
PORTUGAL, Mar. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 24: After their 1-1 draw against Vitoria Setubal on February 26, the Arcebispos bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Arouca this Saturday.
Fonte Rui scored dual goals
Braga forward Fonte Rui opened the score in the 12th minute, before seeing Arouca catch up in the 17th minute thanks to Mateus Galiano. 1-1 at half time. The Arcebispos eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Fonte Rui ('69) and Battaglia Rodrigo ('73).
SG Braga remains in fourth place with 42 points from 24 games, 5 points behind Sporting Clube de Portugal, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of March 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 13 | 38 | 57 |
| 2 | Porto | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 35 | 56 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Braga | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Chaves | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Vitoria Setubal | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Boavista | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 29 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Arouca | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Feirense | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 26 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | Estoril | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 20 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 20 |
| 17 | Nacional | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 16 |
| 18 | Tondela | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Braga 6-2 Feirense (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Setubal 1-1 Braga (26 Feb.)
- Next game:Chaves - Braga (11 Mar.)
Arouquenses
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Moreirense 1-4 Arouca (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Arouca 1-2 Belenenses (27 Feb.)
- Next game:Arouca - Porto (10 Mar.)
Braga
3:1
Arouca
3:1 (1:1)
- 4 March 2017
- 17:00
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 57 |
| 2 |  Porto | 56 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 47 |
| 4 | Braga | 42 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 39 |
Week 24 Results
| Friday 3 March 2017 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 0-0 | Boavista |  |
| Saturday 4 March 2017 | ||||
| Braga | 3-1 | Arouca | |
| Porto | 19:15 | Nacional |  |
| Feirense | 21:30 | Benfica | | |
| Sunday 5 March 2017 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 12:45 | Tondela | |
 | Maritimo | 17:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Belenenses | 19:00 | Chaves | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 21:15 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Monday 6 March 2017 | ||||
 | Estoril | 21:00 | Rio Ave |  |