Futsal and roller hockey. Portugal is in two World Championships and has title aspirations in both. In futsal he defends the title and, so far, has two victories in as many games. The next opponent will be Morocco, on Sunday.
In roller hockey, the Portuguese team is trying to win the competition for the 17th time. In the quarter-finals defeated France and now, in the semi-finals, they will face Spain, this Saturday. And when it comes to skates, it’s not just men who show their quality. The women’s team also competes in the World Cup and only wins. In the “socks” pushed Italy awaythe home team, and will decide the title (which will be unprecedented in case of victory) this Saturday, with Spain.
In football, the Portuguese League has another round this weekend, which actually started this Friday with the Sp. Braga triumph about the National. This Saturday the big game of the day will be played, with FC Porto traveling to Vitória, a team that is coming off a tasty triumph over their Minho rival and which, this season, has 10 wins in 11 games already played. FC Porto is also going through a good moment and has only one defeat in six matches already played.
On Sunday it will be the championship leader’s turn to take the field. Sporting hosts AVS and even before next weekend they have a meeting scheduled with Estoril, a match already counting towards the next round of the League, while on Monday it is the turn of Bruno Lage’s Benfica to have another test , this time against Boavista. The complete matchday and television broadcast times for this I Liga matchday are here while the teams from the II League play this weekend at second journey of the Portuguese Cup.
In European competitions, after the first round of the new Champions League, this week it is the turn of the Europa League. FC Porto will be the first Portuguese club to take action, on Wednesday, against the Norwegians of Bodo/Glimt, while Sp. Braga will play the following day against the Israelis of Maccabi Tel Aviv. The calendar is here.
Note also for women’s football, where Benfica and Sporting are trying to reach the group stage of the Champions League. On Wednesday the “eagles” play against Hammaby, after a triumph away from the Light by 2-1. On Thursday the “lionesses” compete after defeat by the same result against Real Madrid in Alcochete. The group stage draw is scheduled for Friday.
Finally, in the main European championships, the highlight is Manchester City-Arsenal, on Sunday, a match that pits the current top two in the Premier League against each other. In Italy, Saturday offers a Juventus-Naples and Sunday an Inter Milan-Milan.
In the remaining modalities, cycling sees the road World Championships taking place on the asphalt from this Saturday until next weekend. Still on wheels, the WRC will see the start of the 11th race on this year’s calendar in Chile on Thursday, while Formula 1 travels this weekend to Singapore, where Max Verstappen, leader of the world drivers, will try to do something they haven’t been able to do since June: win a race. Finally, in motorcycling, Miguel Oliveira will be on the track, in Italy, for the Emiglia Romana Grand Prix, the 14th stage of the MotoGP World Championship. Note for handball, where Sporting has another round of the Champions League, hosting the Hungarians Veszprém on Wednesday.
What may have escaped you in the PUBLIC
O calamitous state that Boavista football faces
O Futsal World Cup kickoffwhere Portugal defends the title
O start of the roller hockey World Cupwith the national team looking for its 17th title.
A arbitration analysis to the most controversial moves of the last round of the I League made by Pedro Henriques.
