The latest round of fixtures in the Portuguese Primeira brought forth a lot of talking points starting with league leaders FC Porto adding to their incredible form. The Dragons extended their unbeaten record in the league this season to 25, defeating Paços de Ferreira 4-2 to mantain their six point lead above second-placed Sporting CP.
With the result, Sergio Conceição's side took their unbeaten run in the league to 53, equalling Sir Bobby Robson's record for the longest streak by an FC Porto manager. They are now just three games away from breaking the club's record for unbeaten league games (record set by Andres Villas Boas and Vitor Pereira in 2011 and Vitor Pereira and Paulo Fonseca in 2013) and are four matches away from the league record of 56 unbeaten games set by Benfica between October 1976 and September 1978.
Elsewhere, Sporting continued to pile pressure on Porto by winning their respective game against Arouca. A double from Islam Slimani secured a 2-0 win for the hosts as they took their points tally after 25 outings to 61. Third-placed Benfica registered a 2-1 win at Portimonense to go within four points of Sporting while Braga retained the place in the top-four with 1-1 draw in their trip to Boavista.
Below is how the Primeira Liga table looks like after the recent round of matches:
Who are the top five goalscorers in the Primeira Liga?
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Darwin Núñez (Benfica): 20 appearances, 20 goals
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Luis Diaz (FC Porto): 18 appearances, 14 goals
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Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga): 22 appearances, 14 goals
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Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto): 24 appearances, 13 goals
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Fran Navarro (Gil Vicente): 23 appearances, 13 goals
Primeira Liga key headlines
Roma 'reach agreement' with Benfica's Mile Svilar for free transfer: As Roma have reportedly made considerable steps forward in their negotiations for Serbian shot-stopper Mile Svilar of Benfica. According to Fabrizio Romano, the capital club have reached a verbal agreement with the 22-year-old who is expected to complete a move to the Italian capital once he becomes a free agent in June.
Man Utd one of six clubs to send scouts to watch Porto star: Manchester United reportedly sent scouts to Portugal to watch Vitinha in Porto's clash against Pacos de Ferreira at the weekend. However it is believed that the Red Devils were not the only club in attendance with Portuguese newspaper O Bola claiming that up to six teams sent representatives to watch the player in action.
Sporting CP receive injury boost ahead of trip to Man City: Bruno Tabata is set to feature in Sporting CP's after making a return from his injury. The player featured in the last ten minutes of the game with Arouca, replacing Sarabia.
Top Primeira Liga matches: March 11-14, 2022
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Benfica vs Vizela
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Porto vs Tondela
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Sporting Braga vs Gil Vicente
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Moreirense vs Sporting CP
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