This Sunday, Porto will host their neighbors and rivals Boavista in the 33rd and penultimate round of the Portuguese Football League, hoping to win and regain third place, robbed by Sporting Braga.
On Saturday, Minho’s side beat rivals Vitoria de Guimarães 3-2 to temporarily take third place with 68 points, two more than the Dragons, who were forced to claim victory and return to the podium.
Ahead of them will be city rivals who are still “bitter” about staying as their 31 points may not be enough to avoid the knockout stages – Visela and Desportivo de Chavez have already ensured they will remain in the standings. direct descent positions.
The “chess players” will close the championship with Visela, but they will want to try to complete the maintenance in advance, while the “blue and white”, who are still competing in the Portuguese Cup final this season with the champion “Sporting”, finish at home with “Sporting Braga” in the decisive game for third place.
Before this match, scheduled for 20:30, Benfica, who already know that they will finish the championship in second place, welcome Arouca to the Estádio da Luz, saying goodbye to their fans (who will say goodbye to striker Rafa, who is leaving the club ) compared to seventh place.
Meanwhile, sixth-placed Moreirense visits 11th-placed Casa Pia in a clash where both teams have little to play for after Gil Vicente and Farense star at 15:30 in a meeting of already “quiet” teams .
The 33rd round began with the confirmation of the relegation of Desportivo de Chaves, now 18th and last, after a defeat by Famalican (1-0).