Petit’s Boavista team were favorites for relgation this season, but find themselves nowhere close to the bottom. Photo: JOSÉ COELHO/LUSA
Here we are. Round 24 out of 34 completed. Only ten more to go. This round was interesting an interesting one that saw Braga lose some momentum, Vitoria Guimaraes continue to struggle, and Porto push toward the top. Let’s take a closer look. Continue reading
Jackson Martinez can’t stop scoring for Porto.
Much of the news coverage for this past weekend’s action in Portugal was predictably centered around the Lisbon derby between Sporting CP and SL Benfica. While that game offered much in terms of excitement, there was plenty of other action in the league this weekend. Here’s the round-up: Continue reading
Ricardo Quaresma’s stunning trivela goal stole the show. Photo: Maisfutebol
After last weekend’s upset-filled action, Round 19 returned a sense of normalcy. Sporting, Braga, Benfica, and Porto all recorded wins over potentially tricky opponents, while Nacional and Rio Ave continued to climb the table. Here’s all the action, as it happened. Continue reading
Sergio Oliveira was instrumental in Pacos de Ferreira’s win over league-leaders Benfica.
This weekend’s action in the Primeira Liga was exciting and unpredictable. Title-challengers Porto and Benfica lost to Maritimo and Pacos Ferreira, respectively, while Sporting CP closed the gap with a win over Academica. Let’s take a look at the rest of the action. Continue reading
Hernani was one of the best players in this weekend’s action.
It was yet another entertaining weekend of football in Portugal. Though there was no movement at the table top, there was plenty of movement in the middle of the table, as Nacional, Moreirense, and Estoril all gained places, courtesy of victories. Let’s take a look at the action: Continue reading
Julen Lopetegui’s Porto side have been dominant in Europe so far this season.
It was an interesting week in Portuguese Football with the Big 3 winning and Guimaraes keeping their top of the table form going. Porto and Sporting both won handily in their matches, Porto putting 5 goals past Rio Ave in the second half at the Dragao to win 5-0. Marco Silva’s Sporting came on with 2 strikers in their starting line-up and it paid dividends as they scored all the goals running out to a 3-0 victory at home to Setubal. Benfica travelled to Academica and two first half goals from Gaitan & Luisao made it an easy trip keeping them 3 points ahead of Porto in the Premeira League Table. There was also many a headline made by the Tres Grandes in the English press, with news and transfer rumours so let’s round-up the week’s news. Continue reading
Vitoria Guimaraes have been excellent under head coach Rui Vitoria, and currently find themselves at 3rd in the league.
It was an interesting week in Portuguese Football with the Big 3 in action. Porto kept pace with Benfica and Sporting had a rough game that ended their unbeaten run. Definitely many a headline made by the Tres Grandes in the English press, so let’s round-up the week’s news. Continue reading
It was an exciting week in Portuguese Football with the National Team in the limelight to start. Definitely many a headline made for Ronaldo and his team mates. We covered the National Team news daily here at PortugalFutbol during the week, also os Tres Grandes made many a headline in the English press, so let’s round-up the week’s news. Continue reading
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In a week where the Benfica, Porto & Sporting went 3-0 in the Liga dominating it also included the Champions League where they went 0-2-1, so it was a roller coaster ride in Portuguese Football. Continue reading
With the International break on as Portugal was set to play Albania in Group I Qualifying there was a lot of interesting stories to read. So here is a review of what hit the headlines this week in Portuguese Football: Continue reading
