This Sunday, Benfica and Sporting will be hoping to pull away from each other at the top of the Portuguese Football League, on a day when Porto will also take to the field in the 23rd round of the competition.
The Reds, leading the championship with 55 points, play at home from 18:00 with Portimonense (14th), and the Lions, on equal terms, but having played one match less, visit Rio Ave (16th). , at 20:30.
The two rivals will resume their national battles days after securing their place in the last 16 of the Europa League before facing each other on Thursday in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final.
Also at 18:00, Porto, in third place with 48 points, will travel to the home of Gil Vicente (11th) and will try to take advantage of any mistake by the Lisbon duo to move closer to the top while distancing themselves from Sporting. De Braga, who finished fourth, will only play on Monday in Boavista at the end of the tour.
In the first match of the day, Visela will host Estoril Praia, starting at 15:30, in a fight in which Visela fans will try to take advantage of Desportivo de Chavez’s draw and move away from 18th and last place, while Estorilistas (15th place) hope to escape the relegation zone
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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