After Benfica’s 3-1 win over Braga and Sporting’s 2-2 draw with Porto, the Lions lost the opportunity to celebrate their title in April.
Ruben Amorim’s side could have celebrated their title at Dragao – if their Lisbon rivals had hesitated to welcome Minho’s side and if Sporting had beaten Porto.
The White-Greens continue to lead the first league with 81 points. With five points ahead of Benfica (with nine still to play), only disaster prevented the Lions from winning their second championship in four years.
However, Sporting don’t have to wait until the penultimate matchday to become champions, they can do so next weekend.
However, Alvalade’s team can only win the championship on the couch. Even if they beat Portimonense (18:00 on Saturday), Sporting will only become champions if, in addition to winning, Benfica makes a mistake. The Eagles travel to Famalican (Sunday, 8:30 p.m.).
In the penultimate round, Sporting will play at home to Estoril on May 11 and will be able to celebrate the championship if they are four points ahead of Benfica after the game. The Reds will play the penultimate round at home against Arouca.
The championship is completed by Sporting and Benfica in games with Chavis (at home) and Rio Ave (away), respectively.
In the event of a tie – and if two teams are tied in a head-to-head match – the criterion for the tiebreaker is goal difference. According to this criterion, Sporting is in the lead by a large advantage (balance of 60 goals versus 46).
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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