Former Portuguese International Paulo Futre is adamant that the Primeira Liga’s fate has not been decided yet and there are still plenty of exciting fixtures to play before a winner can emerge.
The league in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Braga-c40460 and Sporting Lisbon. This term in particular it has been a topsy-turvy race, with the Archbishops closing the gap on the leaders.
The Eagles have dropped to 2nd place following their slump, allowing the Portistas to go to the top. Braga are only three points behind and have been mooted as potential challengers owing to their superb form.
However things are likely to be decided this Friday when Benfica host Porto at the Stadium of Light, with the victorious team likely to take a huge stride towards glory.
The match is already one of the most explosive fixtures of the season and with the added pressure of both sides being level on points, it has turned into a mouth-watering tie for which everyone in the country will be eagerly awaiting.
While the winner will probably be difficult to catch up after the game, it is still possible that they drop points later on in the campaign, making it quite hard to predict who will really end up lifting the trophy come May.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Futre has backed this notion and reiterated that while the Classico is going to be a footballing feast, it will still not be the deciding factor to where the title will end up.
Speaking to reporters, the 46-year-old said that game at Estadio da Luz will not be as decisive as people claim it will be and explained that Benfica’s poor run of form in recent weeks was a testament to that.
"The game at the light is not decisive. See what happened to Benfica, they recently lost five points in just two days. And then there are still a lot of classic matches to be played in the league and anything can happen,” the former West Ham man was quoted
as saying.
FC Porto travel to Lisbon on the 2nd of March, where they will take on their most bitter rivals in the season’s most anticipated match.
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