Porto was forced to win the derby with Boavista and regain second place

This Sunday, Porto is forced to defeat Boavista in the 30th round of the First Football League after the victories of the leader Benfica and Sporting Braga, who overtook the Dragons in second place.

In the match scheduled for 6:00 p.m., the Dragons need to win to move up to 73 points and regain second place to Team Minho’s 71, and once again fall behind the Incarnate, who have 77, by four points.

The Eagles beat Gil Vicente 2-0, while the Arsenalists thrashed Portimonense 4-1, putting double pressure on Sergio Conceição’s men who faced city rivals Invicta.

Although they are in 12th place with 37 points, the “chess players” are fifth in terms of offensive scoring in League I and lead a series of three consecutive games (two wins, one draw), representing a “test” of the desire to continue fight for the championship title, which he won in a row four rounds.

The 30th round of 34 ends with Sporting Famalicao, which starts at 20:30 and faces Leoens, fourth classified with 61 points, Minho, who was outclassed by Vitória de Guimarães in this round on condition. in the fight for sixth place, which can give access to the European Conference League.

If the hosts are on the “island”, nine points from third place and with a 13-point advantage over fifth, then the outsiders are still in a fierce struggle for European positions, and only a victory will allow them to regain sixth place and move closer to fifth Aroca, who lost at the start of the tour at home to Rio Ave (1:0).

Earlier, in the first game of the day, Estoril Praia in freefall and in 15th place, with 25 points and three losses in a row, was red-lit by Santa Clara and the Azores were forced to win, with four rounds to go. to still dream of maintenance — they only have 16 points, six maintenance playoffs.