The first half of the Portuguese top flight is over. Porto has been able to hold on to their lead for almost the entire season, but the really complicated stuff comes during the second half of the campaign.
Sergio Conceicao's men enter this stage of the competition with a five-point lead over bitter rivals Benfica, who have already handed Bruno Lage the team's reins for the rest of the season. Braga is six points behind, and Sporting will have to work overtime ti erase their eight-point deficit compared to that of the league leaders.
Each one of the so called "Big Three" will have to face their games without key players. Porto could have up to five players out, with Aboubakar and Maxi Pereira as major injury concerns. Benfica might miss four players, including Jonas and Rafa, while Sporting will try to climb back up without Rodrigo Battaglia and Fredy Montero.
Porto and Benfica will be off to an early start of Matchday 18, since their games will kick off the action on Friday. Sporting will have an edge over their rivals, since they will already know what they need to do to improve their position or to keep up with the beat imposed by the Dragons and the Eagles.
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Santa Clara 0 - 1 Marítimo
January 19, 2019 3:30pmEstádio de São Miguel (Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores)This match has ended. Below are the original Live broadcast details for this match.
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Desportivo Aves 2 - 1 Vitória Setúbal
January 20, 2019 10:00amEstádio Clube Desportivo das Aves (Vila das Aves)This match has ended. Below are the original Live broadcast details for this match.
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