Just when we thought the championship had calmed down, we get a shocker that tightens the race back up again!
Benfica, who took a two point lead following the Porto game, dropped two points at home to Belenenses SAD, a team that took five points from Benfica this season.
Here is a look at the week's results and standings:
Chaves 1 Rio Ave 1
Maritimo 3 Moreirense 2
Braga 1 Guimaraes 0
Boavista 1 Sporting 2
Portimonense 5 Nacional 1
Santa Clara 0 Aves 0
Setubal 0 Tondela 0
Feirense 1 Porto 2
Benfica 2 Belenenses SAD 2
Standings
1. Benfica 60
2. Porto 60
3. Braga 55
4. Sporting 52
5. Moreirense 42
6. Guimaraes 39
7. Belenenses SAD 37
8. Santa Clara 32
9. Portimonense 31
10. Rio Ave 29
11. Maritimo 27
12. Aves 26
13. Boavista 26
14. Nacional 26
15. Setubal 25
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16. Tondela 24
17. Chaves 21
18. Feirense 14
As mentioned previously, the title race at the top is all tied up! Neither team can afford to lose points from here on in. Benfica needs to take this home draw as a lesson, they need to play better than this and need to recover from this horrific defensive performance. Porto will not back down, just as expected. Braga and Sporting are not too too far behind either, but the way both of those teams are playing, don't expect them to come into contention.
The race at the bottom remains about the same. Maritimo took a big three points at home against Moreirense. Boavista, Nacional and Aves only have a two point gap above relegation. A Jose Mota-led Chaves needs to really change the dynamic of this fight. Two teams possibly being relegated from this pack will really put the pressure on the team. Nacional, Setubal and Tondela are three teams who are not performing up to par, especially Nacional away from home.
We shall see where things go from here. The battle at the bottom will certainly affect the battle at the top with the remaining games.
Week 26:
Fri. Mar 15 4:30pm ET: Sporting-Santa Clara
Sat. Mar 16 11:30am ET: Setubal-Braga
Sat. Mar 16 11:30am ET: Belenenses SAD-Portimonense
Sat. Mar 16 2pm ET: Guimaraes-Boavista
Sat. Mar 16 4:30pm ET: Porto-Maritimo
Sun. Mar 17 11am ET: Nacional-Rio Ave
Sun. Mar 17 11am ET: Aves-Chaves
Sun. Mar 17 1:30pm ET: Moreirense-Benfica (RTPi - Game of the Week)
Sun. Mar 17 4pm ET: Tondela-Feirense
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