Portuguese football season 2023-24

[rpo.castro]

And Porto bites the dust.
0-1 at home against Estoril. Even the habitual penalty for Taremi (missed) couldn't save them.

[rpo.castro]

MD9 (just one match to play)
FC Porto 0-1 Estoril (was the 18th and last team)
Chaves 0-2 Benfica
SC Braga 6-1 Portimonense
Sporting 3-2 Estrela Amadora

Standings:

28 pts Sporting


25 Benfica


22 Porto

20 Braga
19 Guimarães

17 Moreirense

15 Boavista, Famalicão



11 Estrela da Amadora, Portimonense
10 Gil Vicente, Casa Pia, Farense (1 game in hand)
9 Vizela
8 Rio Ave
7 Estoril, Chaves
6 Arouca (1 game in hand)

[Francisco]

My Sporting lost with Benfica 2-1 (I'm not digesting this defeat very well) and they are both on top with 28 points. Porto follows with 25 and Braga with 23.

In Futsal Benfica also won against the team from my Parents home 4-3 also very lucky Benfica.

I guess Benfica is the luckiest team in Portugal.... hopefully they will run out of luck one day...

[rpo.castro]

Another "glory day" for portuguese football.
FC Porto jurassic president is being contested for the first since since he reached power in the 80's, and he isn't keen on letting it go. Former coach André Villas Boas (FC Porto, Chelsea, Tottenham, Marseille) is the rival.
If the Pinto da Costa goes down the ultras, that have acted like a praetorian guard and haven establish a huge business around the club, using the club and not serving the club, will be cut off their wealth.

So yesterday, violent altercations occurred between FC Porto Ultras and Sócios at the general assembly led by the Super Dragões. People have fled the arena to escape the violence.
Anyone that wanted to speak against current president was taken outside arena and beaten.

[rpo.castro]

Porto out of Portuguese cup, beaten by Estoril 3-1 (they already beat Porto in the League before). They will meet again on 10 january for Portuguese cup.

[Francisco]

Porto out of Portuguese league cup, beaten by Estoril 3-1 (they already beat Porto in the League before). They will meet again on 10 january for Portuguese cup.

small correction to RPO.Castro shared information

[rpo.castro]

2nd consecutive draw for benfica, now Farense at home, after another draw against Moreirense past season.

Benfica coach says they are playing great and he has the fans support. I don't what drugs he is on, but they must be great.
Today people booing him at 66' when losing 0-1 he just took out one of the best players, João Neves. At the end, whistles and white tissues wishing him goodbye.

[rpo.castro]

Sporting defeated at Guimarães by 3-2, might get caught in the lead by Porto (match starting in a few minutes).

1.Sporting 31 pts
2.Porto 31
3.Benfica 30
4.Braga 29
5.Guimaraes 25

Edit: Porto won 3-1.

Next MD:
Braga-Benfica
Sporting-Porto

[rpo.castro]

Boavista, a team that is forbidden by FIFA to sign new players (due an unpaid debt), players, managers and staff have up to 4 months of unpaid wages (since start of the season) and they are leading the league and with 25 minutes they are winning 4-0!

Boavista has now 5 losses in a row, coach just quited because all players have between 2 to 3 months of unpaid wages, managerial staff 3 months, other staff more than 4 months.
Training sessions cancelled because they got water and gas cut off, the pitch is a mess because the company isn't getting paid also.

I think they will blow up and face extinction.
They are owned by Gerard Lopez (owned part of Lille at some point and Bordeaux, and Lotus F1 team before selling to Renault.).

[rpo.castro]

Braga 0-1 Benfica
Sporting 2-0 Porto (could have scored more)

1.Sporting 34 pts
2 Benfica 33
3.Porto 31
4.Braga 29
5.Guimaraes 26

[rpo.castro]

Portuguese League Cup

SC Braga 1-1 Estoril Praia, 5-4 penalties

[rpo.castro]

Famalicão-Sporting cancelled.

Portuguese policemen are protesting for higher income and for this match, only 2 policemen appeared.
Sporting Ultras attacked Famalicão supporters that were nearby the stadium and match was cancelled.

https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/v ... 8250105478

[rpo.castro]

Sporting 5-0 SC Braga (in 1 year its the 3rd 5-0 win for sporting over sc braga

V. Guimarães 2-2 Benfica

Arouca 3-2 Porto

Porto had their cup match against Santa clara suspended at 27 minutes due to heavy rain and than was clearly beaten yesterday.

Sporting cruising for the title, Guimarães looking good on the cup and with same points as Braga

[rpo.castro]

MD 23
Gil Vicente 1-1 Porto
Bengica 4-0 Portimonense
Rio Ave 3-3 Sporting

1. Benfica 58/23
2. Sporting 56/22 (game in hand due lack of police)
3. Porto 49/23
4. Braga 43/22 (plays tomorrow)

[rpo.castro]

After losing the SF 1st leg to sporting just by 2-1 (Sporting deserved way more) benfica was just smashed at Porto: 5-0!

1. Sporting 59/23
2. Benfica 58/24
3. Porto 52/24
4. Braga 49/24