Sporting Braga, fourth, and Benfica, third, will play this Sunday in the 14th round of the I Portuguese Football League in search of a temporary lead in the championship, before a classic game between leaders Sporting and Porto on Monday.
The top four classified players entered this round with a difference of two points, and on Monday at the José Alvalade Stadium there will be a classic between the top two with 31 points.
Earlier, Braga, fourth with two points from the duo and one from the Eagles, welcome the Lisbon side to another “ceremonial” game, with both teams heading to the Europa League after exiting the Champions League. secondary competition in the European context.
The team, coached by Roger Schmidt, have lost their last two league matches against Braga.
While Minho’s team, whose main star is Congolese Simon Banza, the tournament’s top scorer with 13 goals, has won its last four league games, the Lisbon side arrive in Braga after two straight draws and at a difficult moment. to the coach.
This is a decisive game in which the winner (if there is one) will be able to temporarily lead the championship before the classic game.
Before the main match of the day, scheduled for 20:30, red lanterns Desportivo de Chavez and 14th-placed Casa Pia will face each other in a bid to move away from the 15:30 departure spots, same. time as a welcome from Moreirense, with European aspirations, to Portimonense.
At 18:00 Famalican, another club looking to move closer to the top positions, welcomes Estoril Praia, who want to move closer to mid-table.