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Estoril 1-3 FC Porto

Porto showed little sign of pressure or nerves as they restored their 5-point lead at the top of the table with a comfortable 3-1 win over Estoril at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.

A dominant first half saw the Dragons go into the break two up thanks to and early Pepê strike and a Xeka own goal. Deniz Gül also had the ball in the net but his header was ruled out owing to a narrow offside.

The second half saw Porto take their foot off the accelerator and Estoril began to ask more questions of the visitors’ defence, but the Blue and Whites continued to be the more dangerous side.

The game was seemingly put to bed when the ever-excellent Victor Froholdt tapped in an Alberto Costa cross to make it 3-0.

A neat move and fine finish by Yanis Begraoui briefly gave the hosts hope of an unlikely comeback, but Porto closed out the game without undue alarm to stay on course for a first championship triumph in four seasons.

Estoril 1-3 FC Porto highlights

Benfica bounce back

Meanwhile, earlier on Sunday Benfica put a difficult week behind them and made light work of beating Nacional da Madeira in the Portuguese capital.

José Mourinho and his team had been subjected to a barrage of criticism following the 1-1 draw at Casa Pia last Monday.

However, goals by Andreas Schjelderup and Rafa Silva in the opening 14 minutes made it a routine win for the Eagles which pulls them back to within two points of city rivals Sporting – albeit having played a game more – ahead of next weekend’s Lisbon derby at Alvalade.

Benfica 2-0 Nacional da Madeira highlights