– Sporting Lisbon Academica Coimbra went hard, 3-2, scoring the winning goal after 84 minutes was the 5th victory in last 6 steps “Leões” having an excellent season. Portuguese championship team coached by Jorge Jesus lost only one game in 23 stages 0-1 with União Madeira, otherwise achieved 16 wins and one draw. Benfica won last night’s match against Os Belenenses on foot, score 5-0, came in first place in the rankings. “White-Greens” will play at home against FC Rio Ave and are required to obtain victory, to return to first position. Sporting aims to obtain maximum points in matches with FC Rio Ave and Nacional Madeira, in order to concentrate on the match against Bayer Leverkusen in the 16th heights Europa League.

– After losing matches with Os Belenenses (1-2) and Sporting Braga (1-5), Rio Ave FC managed a win at Vitória Setúbal limit (2-1). Following this victory, coached by Pedro Martins climbed to No. 7 in the rankings, being 3 points of a Champions League place. Former opponent of Star aims to play again in European Cups. It will be hard for “green and white” to go undefeated on the “Estádio José Alvalade” where has the past 5 meetings a victory (1-0), a draw (1-1) and 3 defeats (0-1, 0 -1, 2-4).

Guests were allowed home Stopera Aníbal Capela lock Héldon Pedro Moreira and the extreme right. None of these players not entitled. Will return after a suspension stage left defender Edimar Fraga. Rio Ave FC has one draw in the last 12 stage. Pedro Martins’s team has 4 defeats in 9 games played out. “Green-e-Brancos” have four defeats in the last five trips, agg 5-14.