This Sunday, February 22nd, FC Porto seeks maintain a four-point lead at the top of the I Football League. The Dragons, in crisis, they host Rio Ave on the 23rd round.
With Sporting’s triumph on Saturday at Moreirense (3-0), the players will enter the field with just one point advantage over the ‘lions’runners-up and main rivals at this point in the competition. Also in this round, Benfica, third, placed themselves four points behind Farioli’s team, after receiving a 3-0 win against AVS, the bottom team.
Rio Ave is going through the worst phase in the championship, with five defeats in a row, six in the last seven games. It is 15th, positioned just two points above the relegation zone. FC Porto-Rio Ave is scheduled for 8:30 pm.
Also today, at 6pm, the Estoril Praia, ninth classified, receives Gil Vicenteprovisionally relegated to fifth with Sporting de Braga’s triumph in the classic against Vitória de Guimarães. The team is the big surprise of the current edition of the I League.
23rd round program:
Friday, Feb 20:
Estrela da Amadora – Tondela, 0-2
Saturday, Feb 21:
Alverca – Santa Clara, 1-1
Arouca – Nacional, 3-0
Benfica – AVS, 3-0
Moreirense – Sporting, 0-3
Sporting de Braga – Vitória de Guimarães, 3-2
Sunday, Feb 22:
Estoril Praia – Gil Vicente, 18:00
FC Porto – Rio Ave, 20:30
Monday, Feb 23:
Famalicão – Casa Pia, 20:15
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