Primeira Liga (Week 3) : Braga beats Aves 2-0
PORTUGAL, Aug. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 3: Two wins in a row for Braga. After their 2-1 win against Portimonense on August 13, the Arcebispos continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-0 victory over Aves this Sunday.
Aves made Braga doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Danilo Barbosa ('57) and Esgaio Ricardo ('90).
SG Braga climbed to fifth place with 6 points from 3 games, 3 points behind Rio Ave FC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of August 20, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Porto | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Rio Ave | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Braga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Estoril | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Maritimo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Portimonense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Belenenses | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| 11 | Feirense | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Vitoria Setubal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Chaves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Tondela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Aves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Boavista | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
Desportivo das Aves
- Position: 17 -1
- Previous game:Paços de Ferreira 2-2 Aves (13 Aug.)
- Next game:Boavista - Aves (27 Aug.)
SG Braga
- Position: 5 +3
- Best performance of the season:Aves 0-2 Braga (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Braga 2-1 Portimonense (13 Aug.)
- Next game:Braga - Porto (27 Aug.)
Aves
0:2
Braga
0:2 (0:0)
- 20 August 2017
- 21:00
- aves
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 9 |
| 2 |  Porto | 9 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 9 |
| 4 |  Rio Ave | 9 |
| 5 | Braga | 6 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 18 August 2017 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 2-0 | Portimonense | |
| Saturday 19 August 2017 | ||||
| Tondela | 2-3 | Estoril |  | |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 0-5 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Benfica | 5-0 | Belenenses |  |
| Sunday 20 August 2017 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 1-1 | Chaves | |
| Porto | 3-0 | Moreirense |  |
| Aves | 0-2 | Braga | | |
 | Maritimo | 21:15 | Boavista |  |
| Monday 21 August 2017 | ||||
| Feirense | 21:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  | |