Benfica and Sporting CP will square off on Saturday with the Primeira Liga title on the line. The teams enter the penultimate match of the season level on 78 points atop the table.

Sporting's Francisco Trincao, center, is congratulated after scoring his side's opening goal during a Portuguese league soccer match between SL Benfica and Sporting CP at the Luz stadium in Lisbon ...

Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres, right, runs with the ball during the Portuguese league last round soccer match between Sporting CP and Vitoria SC at the Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Sporting and Benfica lock horns in a Lisbon derby on Saturday that could decide the Portuguese league title with a game left in one of the closest races the country has seen in years.

Sporting's Francisco Trincao, center, is congratulated after scoring his side's opening goal during a Portuguese league soccer match between SL Benfica and Sporting CP at the Luz stadium in Lisbon ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese league will be decided in the final round with Sporting Lisbon and Benfica level on points after the crosstown rivals drew 1-1 in a potentially decisive ...