Without Reuben Amorim on the bench – leaving for Manchester United – Sporting CP suffers another defeat. A goal from Lopes Da Silva knocks out the Lisbon club and they fall at home. After Amorim’s farewell came a victory in the Portuguese Cup against the modest Amarante (6-0), then a heavy 1-5 against Arsenal in the Champions League before this defeat in the championship.
Below is the complete program of the twelfth day of the Liga Portugal.
The complete program
Friday 29 November
Farense – Estrela Amadora 1-0
Saturday 30 November
Rio Ave – Moreirense 3-2
National – Boavista 0-0
Sporting Lisbon – Santa Clara 0-1
Sunday 1 December
Estoril – Famalicao
Arouca – Benfica
AVS – Braga
Vitoria – Gil Vicente
Porto – Casa Pia
The ranking
Sporting 33 (12 games played)
Port 27 (11)
Benfica 25 (10)
Santa Clara 24 (12)
Braga 20 (11)
Vitoria Guimaraes 18 (11)
Famalicao 17 (11)
Moreirense 17 (12)
Rio Ave 15 (12)
Casa Pia 13 (11)
Gil Vicente 10 (11)
Boavista 10 (12)
Estoril 10 (11)
AVS 10 (11)
Estrela Amadora 9 (12)
National 9 (11)
Arouca 8 (11)
Farense 8 (12)