Soccer-Portuguese title on the line as Benfica host rivals Sporting

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Primeira Liga - Sporting CP v Benfica - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - December 29, 2024 Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres in action with Benfica's Tomas Araujo REUTERS/Rodrigo Antunes/File Photo

(Reuters) - 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.

The Portuguese capital rivals both have 78 points, with Sporting top by virtue of winning the first clash between the teams 1-0 at the Jose Alvalade stadium back in December.