Africa-Press – Angola. Petro de Luanda faces Desportivo da Huíla, at 4 PM on Thursday (19), in Luanda, in a rescheduled match from the 15th round of the National Championship “Unitel League Girabola 2025/26”, to be played at the Estádio 11 de Novembro.
Petro de Luanda, leaders of the competition with 36 points, seek to win and increase their advantage to 6 points over rival 1o de Agosto (2nd, with 33 pts) and 7 over Wiliete de Benguela (3rd, with 32 pts).
Regardless of the result, the team led by Flávio Amado finishes the first half of the season in the lead.
Desportivo da Huíla, currently 12th in the standings with 16 points, aims to challenge the favoritism of the national champion and improve or maintain a comfortable position out of the red zone.
In total, Petro de Luanda and Desportivo da Huíla have played 46 times, with 30 wins for the capital team and 7 for the Huíla club and 9 draws.
The last match between the two ended in a 1-1 draw, in a game from the 16th round of the then Girabola 2024-25, played at the Tundavala National Stadium in Lubango.
Midfielder António Malamba II (42′) and striker Tiago Azulão (77′) scored for their respective clubs.
In the last three positions of the Unitel League Girabola 2025-26, Redonda FC is in 14th place with 14 points, followed by São Salvador do Zaire (15th, with 12 points) and Guelson FC (16th, with 7 points).
The 15th round registered the following results:
Guelson FC – Bravos do Maquis (0-1)
Luanda City – São Salvador (0-0)
1o de Maio de Benguela – Sagrada Esperança (2-1)
Desportivo da Lunda Sul – Wiliete de Benguela (1-2)
Interclube – Académica do Lobito (1-0)
Redonda FC – 1o de Agosto (0-4)
Kabuscorp do Palanca – Recreativo do Libolo (1-0).
