This Sunday, FC Porto travels to the stronghold of Sporting Braga on matchday 25 of the 1st Football League, aiming to be eight points behind leaders Benfica and secure the second place that Minho’s team will achieve if they win. .
In career, at 18:00, second place is on the line, with the Dragons, with 57 points looking to secure that position, with direct entry to the Champions League group stage next season, and Braga, with 55, outclassing the opposition.
In the “hangover” of the Champions’ elimination, in the 1/8 finals against Inter Milan, Sergio Conceição’s men also know that the Benfica leader has already won, on Saturday at home with Vitoria de Guimarães (5-1), and according to this For this reason, he conditionally set the difference in points between the first two positions in the championship at 11.
Without fourth-placed Sporting CP, who rescheduled the match at the home of Gil Vicente for 5 April due to Europa League participation, the journey also continues as Casa Pia tries to reach Aroc in sixth place, which he manages to do if he beat Maritima. , at 15:30, in Lisbon.
The Madeirans are in 16th place in the relegation play-off and are led by Pacos de Ferreira, who equalized Arukenses 1-1 on Saturday and needed to add points to get out of the situation, in which they are.
At 20:30, Boavista enters the field to follow the eighth “glued” to Rio Avenue, after Vila Condenses won against the home of Santa Clara (2: 0) at the start of the round against Famalicao, who in total alone and the same points and the same goals.
Program of the 25th day:
– Friday, March 17:
Santa Clara – Rio Avenue 0-2
– Saturday, March 18:
Portimonense – Vizela, 0:1.
Aroca – Pacos de Ferreira, 1-1.
Benfica – Vitoria de Guimarães, 5:1.
Estoril Praia – Desportivo de Chavez, 0:2.
– Sunday, March 19:
Casa Pia – Marine, 15:30.
Sporting Braga – Porto, 18:00.
Boavista – Famalican, 20:30.
– Wednesday, 05 Apr:
Gil Vicente – Sporting, 20:15.