LIVESTREAM: Portugal – Porto Mutts @Lisboa Navigators, Feb. 3, 2:30p (3:30p CEST, 9:30a EST)
The 2018 Portuguese League of American Football finalists, the Porto Mutts, head to Lisbon, Portugal to take on the most improved team of 2018, the Lisboa Navigators, Sunday February 3.
Both teams reached the wild card round in 2018. For the Navigators, it was a year of redemption after having suffered a steep three-year decline.
The last time these two teams met in November 2017, Porto came out with a 26-18 win.
The Navigators have opened the season in convincing fashion with easy wins over the Braga Warriors and Algarve Sharks. Meanwhile, Porto downed Algarve by a touchdown, 20-14 and defeated the Lisboa Devils.
In the victory over the Devils, Porto quarterback Francisco Pereira threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third while wide receiver Miguel Vasconcelos hauled in a 35 yard touchdown pass from Pereira while Ricardo Alves caught a 31 yard scoring strike.
Lisboa relies heavily on running back Rafael Gomes who was among the offensive stars of week 2, while safety Edilson Matos was singled out for his outstanding play.