Benfica, Sporting draw as FC Porto boost U19 lead v Santa Clara | OneFootball

Benfica and Sporting drew 2-2 on Saturday morning in the 8th round of the championship phase of the national under-19 league. The main beneficiary of this derby result was FC Porto, who took the chance to strengthen their lead even further after beating Santa Clara 3-0 at the same time.

FC Porto showed no weakness against Santa Clara

In the same round, FC Porto beat Santa Clara with goals from Eduardo Ferreira, who scored twice, and Tomás Peixoto, securing their sixth win in this championship phase.

The score remained goalless at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio until half-time, but at the start of the second half the deadlock was broken in the 46th minute, with the second goal coming in the 70th. Deep into stoppage time, in the third added minute, Eduardo Ferreira wrapped up the result.

What does the league table look like now?

With these results, FC Porto remain top of the table with 20 points, four more than Benfica, who sit in second place.

In third place, rounding off the podium, is Rio Ave, who will only play later today away to Gil Vicente. For now, the Vila do Conde side have 13 points.

Sporting remain in fourth place, still going through a difficult spell, with just 11 points.

In the next round, Benfica travel to Santa Clara, while FC Porto are also away, against Rio Ave. Sporting, meanwhile, take on União de Leiria.

It should be noted that there are still six rounds left until the end of the season, with 18 points still up for grabs.

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