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Penafiel Penafiel moved off the bottom of the Primeira Liga thanks to a 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers Arouca on Sunday.

Arouca Vitoria Guimaraes' miserable run of form continued as David Simao's stoppage-time penalty earned Arouca a much-needed 3-2 Primeira Liga win.

Benfica Benfica drew 2-2 with Arouca on Friday to give title rivals Sporting Lisbon the chance to move two points clear at the top of the table.

Sporting Sporting Lisbon thumped Vitoria Guimaraes 4-1 on Sunday to take full advantage of Benfica and Porto dropping points a day earlier in the Primeira Liga title race.

Sporting Sporting Lisbon edged closed to securing UEFA Champions League football for next season with a hard-fought 2-1 Primeira Liga win at home to Boavista on Sunday.

Braga Braga strengthened their bid for UEFA Champions League football next season with a 2-0 win at Gil Vicente, while Academica continued to pull away from the drop zone.

Benfica Rodrigo Lima bagged a brace as Benfica beat relegation-threatened Arouca 3-1 to go four points clear at the Primeira Liga summit.

Braga Sporting Braga thrashed Penafiel 6-1 to stay in the hunt near the top of the Primeira Liga, while Sporting Lisbon beat Vitoria Setubal 3-0.

Paços de Ferreira In-form striker Bruno Moreira was on target as Pacos de Ferreira thrashed 10-man Vitoria Setubal 4-1 to go fourth in the Primeira Liga.