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

Paços de Ferreira Portuguese midfielder Manuel Jose converted a penalty in first-half stoppage-time as Pacos de Ferreira prevailed 1-0 over 10-man Boavista on Friday.

Boavista Boavista clinched a vital victory in the Primeira Liga on Friday, overcoming fellow strugglers Vitoria Setubal 1-0.

Sporting Three goals in 27 second-half minutes proved the difference as Sporting Lisbon secured a 3-1 Primeira Liga win at Boavista on Friday.

Santos Botafogo PB completed an upset win over Goias in the Copa do Brasil first round, while Santos were held at Mixto.

Marco Lopes Matias Marco Matias scored his 16th goal of the Primeira Liga season as Nacional overcame Boavista on Monday.

Benfica Benfica got their Primeira Liga defence under way with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Pacos de Ferreira at the Estadio da Luz on Sunday.

Marítimo Maritimo recovered from two goals down to eventually prevail 4-3 against the Primeira Liga's bottom club Penafiel on Sunday.

With Benfica having battered Gil Vicente on Saturday, Porto picked up a crucial three points with an edgy win at Vitoria Setubal.