This Friday, Benfica seeks to consolidate its leadership in the I Football League, by hosting Vizela, in a match on matchday five, while Sporting tries to return to winning ways at the Estoril Praia stadium, after of two consecutive losses.
The “incarnates” isolated themselves at the top of the table on Tuesday, beating Paços de Ferreira at home, 3-2, in a match delayed from the third day, maintaining the route 100% victorious in the championship and beginning to have two points ahead of Sporting de Braga, in second place.
Benfica beats P. Ferreira at Luz and rises to the isolated leadership of the League (3-2)
Faced with 12th place, which has not lost as a visitor (one win and one draw), the team led by the German Roger Schmidt seeks to achieve the ninth consecutive victory in the same number of official matches in the 2022/23 season, including qualifying matches for the champions league.
Unlike their rivals in Lisbon, Sporting lost the last two games, visiting champions FC Porto (3-0) and hosting Desportivo de Chaves (2-0), and should not have it easy to travel to Estoril, star good start to the season.
FC Porto beats Sporting 3-0 with two penalties in the second half and leads only the League
The Canarinhos won and tied at home and are in fifth place in the I League, well ahead of the team led by Rúben Amorim, who is in 13th place and has yet to celebrate a win outside the Estádio José Alvalade.
Sporting loses to Desp. Chaves in Alvalade and could be eight points behind Benfica and FC Porto (0-2)
The fifth matchday opens with the matches of the “greats” of Lisbon and continues until Monday, with Sporting de Braga hosting Vitória de Guimarães on Saturday and third-placed FC Porto, traveling for two and a half hours later to stronghold of GilVicente.
Fifth day program:
- Friday, 02 Sep:
Benfica-Vizela, 7:00 p.m.
Estoril Praia-Sporting, 21:15
- Saturday, 03 Sep:
Sporting Braga – Victory of Guimarães, 18:00
Gil Vicente – FC Porto, 20:30
- Sunday, 04 Sep:
Casa Pía — Arouca, 3:30 p.m.
Santa Clara — Maritime, 17:00 local time (18:00 Lisbon time)
Portimonense – Famalicao, 20:30
- Monday, 05 Sep:
Boavista – Paços de Ferreira, 7:00 p.m.
Sports Chaves – Rio Avenue, 9:15 p.m.
Source: Observadora
