Portimao gained a valuable away point at Aves on Sunday afternoon and continue to jointly head up the Liga de Honra with Beira-Mar, who also drew 1-1.
Just behind the current promotion contenders are Santa Clara (47 points) followed by Oliveirense (46) with the remainder out of contention for which should turn out to be one of the tightest finishes to a season for many years.
The Algarveans travel to Feirense for an 11.15am televised encounter tomorrow (Saturday) while Beira-Mar receive Penafiel – next weekend’s penultimate match at home against Varzim then precedes a potential winner-takes-all finale at Oliveirense.
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