[Matt the Thrasher]

Week 1 Results

Sporting 4-1 Académica
Braga 1-2 F.C.Porto
Leixões 1-1 Benfica
Maritímo 3-1 Paços de Ferreira
Nacional 0-0 Estrela Amadora
V.Guimarães 1-1 V.Setúbal
União Leiria 0-0 Boavista
Naval 1-1 Belenenses.

Benfica sacked head coach Fernando Santos just 1 game into the season after a disappointing draw with newly promoted Leixões , tbh I was suprised that he wasn't sacked at the end of last season as a trophyless campaign usualy means curtains for an SLB coach , but to sack the man after just one league game does seem very strange. He has been replaced by José António Camacho who coached Benfica with little success between 2002 & 2004 before resigning to take over at Real Madrid ,where he resigned after a brief disasterous few months in charge.

Sporting who are most experts favourites for the title this year started their campaign with a comfortable 4-1 win over Académica de Coimbra , champions Porto survived a difficult trip to Braga ( the 4th best team in Portugal ) thanks to 2 stunning Ricardo Quaresma free kicks

Porto take on Sporting at the Estádio de Dragão on saturday in the 2nd round of matches


Naval started the season with a 1-1 draw against Belenenses on Monday night , it was a fairly encouraging performance , before the game I would have been happy with a draw but in the end I was disappointed that we didn't win , we desperately need a stiker who knows where the goal is otherwise it's going to be a long hard season.