Primeira Liga (Week 26) : Sporting beats Nacional 2-0
PORTUGAL, Mar. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 26: Two wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their 1-4 win against Tondela on March 11, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-0 victory over Nacional this Saturday.
Bas Dost scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Bas Dost ('13, '34).
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in third place with 54 points from 26 games, 8 points behind FC Porto, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of March 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 43 | 63 |
| 2 | Porto | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 46 | 62 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 54 |
| 4 | Braga | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 46 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 41 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | Boavista | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Chaves | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 32 |
| 11 | Vitoria Setubal | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Feirense | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 29 |
| 13 | Arouca | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 26 |
| 15 | Estoril | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 21 |
| 17 | Tondela | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 17 |
| 18 | Nacional | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Tondela 1-4 Sporting Lisbon (11 Mar.)
- Previous game:Tondela 1-4 Sporting Lisbon (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Arouca - Sporting Lisbon (2 Apr.)
CD Nacional
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Feirense 0-3 Nacional (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nacional 1-1 Paços de Ferreira (13 Mar.)
- Next game:Nacional - Vitoria Guimaraes (31 Mar.)
Sporting Lisbon
2:0
Nacional
2:0 (2:0)
- 18 March 2017
- 19:15
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 63 |
| 2 |  Porto | 62 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 54 |
| 4 |  Braga | 46 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 41 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
 | Estoril | 0-0 | Boavista |  |
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 1-1 | Tondela | |
 | Belenenses | 1-2 | Braga | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | Nacional | |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 21:30 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 19 March 2017 | ||||
| Feirense | 17:00 | Chaves | ||
 | Maritimo | 17:00 | Arouca |  |
| Porto | 19:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 21:15 | Rio Ave |  |