This Sunday, Sporting aim to take another step towards becoming Liga I champions when they visit Porto on matchday 31, a day after Andre Villas-Boas was elected as the Dragons’ new president.
The Lions lead the league with 80 points, four more than Benfica, who beat Sporting de Braga 3-1 on Saturday, and are two wins away from clinching the title, something to achieve in this round is no longer possible due to the victory of the “reds”.
Sporting have matched their best run of the season in I League with eight wins in a row and will look to win the ninth series at the Stadio Dragau to restore their seven-point lead at the top against eliminated opponents. counting titles and fighting with Sporting Braga and Vitória de Guimarães for third place.
The Dragons, with 62 points, are 18 points behind Sporting, the same number as Sporting de Braga and two more than Vitória de Guimarães, a team that has already played in this round.
The current affairs of FC Porto are marked by Saturday’s elections, in which Andre Villas-Boas overwhelmingly defeated Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costo, who steps down as president after 42 years with more than 80% of the votes.
The game between Porto and Sporting is scheduled for 20:30 at the Dragao stadium. The match will be directed by Nuno Almeida from the Algarve Association.
Also this Sunday, “troubled” Portimonense will host calm Moreirense, and Estoril Praia, who wants to avoid falling into last place, will host Famalican, which is in the middle of the table.
Program and results of the 31st round of the I League:
– Friday, April 26:
Gil Vicente – Arouca, 2:2
– Saturday, April 27:
Casa Pia – Desportivo de Chavez, 3-1
Visela – Rio Avenue, 1-1
Benfica – Sporting Braga, 3:1
Victory Guimarães – Boavista, 1:0
– Sunday, April 28:
Portimonense – Moreirense, 15:30
Estoril Praia – Famalican, 18:00
Porto vs Sporting, 20:30
– Monday, April 29:
Estrela da Amadora — Farense, 20:15