Benfica extended their advantage at the top of the
Primeira Liga as nearest rivals Sporting Lisbon dropped points on Sunday.
Jorge Jesus' men are unbeaten in 21 league games and
seven points clear at the summit after beating fourth-placed Estoril 2-0.
Two early goals proved decisive for Benfica, with
Brazilian centre-back Luisao opening the scoring after seven minutes and
Rodrigo adding a second 13 minutes later.
While Benfica have recorded five wins in succession,
Sporting's run of three straight victories came to an end with a 2-2 draw at
Vitoria Setubal.
The visitors took the lead through Islam Slimani's
34th-minute strike, only for Rafael Martins to respond early in the second
half.
Adrian Silva looked to have given Sporting all three
points when he converted a penalty with four minutes remaining.
Yet there was still time for Setubal to be awarded a
spot-kick of their own, which Ricardo Horta converted to rescue a point.
Porto closed to within two points of Sporting and kept
their slim title chances alive with a 4-1 victory over Arouca, who are now only
two places above the relegation zone.
In Luis Castro's first game as temporary coach following
the departure of Paulo Fonseca, Porto were sent on their way by Ricardo
Quaresma’s 11th-minute penalty.
Carlos Eduardo added a second prior to Rui Sampaio reducing
Arouca's arrears, and Porto then made the game safe late on with another goal
from Quaresma and Jackson Martinez's 15th of the season.
Belenenses, who sit 14th, are without a win in five games
following a 0-0 draw with Olhanense, the team immediately below them in the
table.
Gil Vicente moved eight points clear of the drop zone and
inflicted a 14th defeat of the season on bottom side Pacos De Ferreira with a
2-0 away success.
Culled from Soccerway
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