Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Boavista 1st with 45 points, Salgueiros 5th with 25, 20 apart. Salgueiros had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Boavista 2.22 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Salgueiros 1.17 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.4.
Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in Porto staged the fixture, a ground that holds 28,263. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Boavista led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.