Official! Rio Ave v Sporting now has a date and kick-off time | OneFootball

It is confirmed: Matchday 33 of the Liga Portugal Betclic will indeed have a “crazy Monday”, with seven matches played simultaneously, at 8:15 p.m., on May 11. One of them is Rio Ave - Sporting, still important for the green-and-whites’ ambitions.

In this case, the only exception this round will be for two matches with no direct impact on the European places or the relegation battle: AVS SAD - Porto (6:00 p.m.) and Alverca - Estoril (8:30 p.m.), both scheduled for Sunday, May 10.

This change is mainly related to Braga, who exercised their regulatory right to 72 hours of rest after the European match against Freiburg, in the Europa League. That factor forced the Minho side’s match against Benfica to be pushed to Monday, dragging almost the entire round with it.

As the regulations require, in the final rounds the matches with a direct impact on the decisions (European spots and the fight to stay up) must be played at the same time, which explains the scheduling of seven matches simultaneously. Especially since Sporting and Benfica are still fighting for 2nd place.

Rui BorgesLiga Portugal Betclic. Porto (85) are in first place. Benfica are second, also with 76, since they have the advantage in the head-to-head.

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