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Benfica League-leading Benfica won their sixth straight match by beating Gil Vicente 1-0, while rivals Sporting Lisbon won by the same scoreline.

Vitória Guimarães Porto's 100 per cent record in Primeira Liga was ended on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Vitoria Guimaraes.

Estoril Javier Balboa scored the only goal of the game as Estoril raised hopes of a UEFA Europa League return with a 1-0 win at Academica.

Rio Ave Mid-table duo Rio Ave and Academica played out a dour 0-0 draw on Friday which did little for either's Primeira Liga ambitions.

Belenenses The Primeira Liga made a drab return from its mid-season break as Belenenses and Academica shared a goalless draw in Lisbon.

Estoril Academica grabbed their first Primeira Liga point of the season with a 1-1 draw away to Estoril at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota.

Benfica Benfica suffered defeat in their final Primeira Liga match of the season as Porto dented their rivals' confidence ahead of a crucial week.

In Other News... The hapless youngster warming up on the sidelines handled the ball before it was out of play... and a spot-kick was duly awarded.

Porto Porto's Primeira Liga title defence is all but over after they suffered a 2-1 loss at Nacional on Sunday and fell 15 points behind Benfica.

Benfica Benfica lost further ground on Porto after they were held to a 1-1 draw against Belenenses while Sporting Lisbon won on Saturday.