This Sunday, Benfica defends its leadership of the I Football League when it meets Porto in the 24th round, while Sporting, hosting Farense, waits for the Reds to make a mistake in a classic game.
The Reds, the reigning national champions, enter the Dragana field nine points ahead of Porto (58 to 49) but have only two points over Sporting, second with one game less to play.
Benfica had won two in a row in the league and had not lost in the competition since the first round, but were beaten 2–1 by Sporting in midweek in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final.
Porto, who beat Santa Clara on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the main tournament, are in third place and tied in League One with Gil Vicente, having won only one of their last four games in the tournament. Championship, which allowed Sporting Braga, who won 3-0 on Saturday against Estrela da Amadora, to stick to the “dragons”.
The game between Porto and Benfica is scheduled for 20:30. The match will be directed by João Pinheiro. The match will take place after Sporting’s reception at Farense, scheduled for 18:00.
The Lions, who drew 3-3 last time out in Vila do Conde, beat Benfica in the Cup and will be looking for another triumph when they host the Algarve side before awaiting the result of the classic.
Up next, Sporting will face a Farense team that has not won in the league for five games in a row and is in the middle of the table with 26 points.
Also this Sunday, Casa Pia will host Gil Vicente and Portimonense Visela, games scheduled for 15:30.