OS Belenenses 1 - 0 Rio Ave
CD Trofense 1 - 4 FC Porto
Maritimo 1 - 2 Sporting CP
Vitoria Setubal 0 - 1 Leixões
Academica 3 - 1 Naval
Estrela Amadora 1 - 0 Vitoria Guimaraes
Sporting Braga 1 - 3 Benfica Lisbon
Nacional 1 - 0 Paços de Ferreira
Trofense have all but surrendered their Superliga status after defeat at home to the newly crowned Champions with Hulk putting in an inspired display for Porto, laying on goals for Ernesto Farias (2) and Lisandro Lopez (2) with only a rather splendid late strike from Hugo Leal to show for the evening. Thanks to Belenenses's win over Rio Ave, the team from Trofa, halfway between Oporto and Braga, are now bottom two points from safety. Despite Rio Ave's defeat they are unlikely to join them in Liga Honra, their run of one defeat in six meaning they have a three point gap over Belenenses going into the final game and a far superior goal difference. The Lisbon side have to get a point at Benfica, and hope that Setubal lose away at Pacos de Ferreira.
Elsewhere Liedson scored twice in Sporting's win at Maritimo, capitalising on some truly awful defending by the Madeiran side who long ago gave up on any European aspirations. It is the Islander's fourth straight defeat in a season that has badly petered out. Benfica sealed up third place with a comfortable win over Sporting Braga, Oscar Cardozo, Angel Di Maria and Matias Urreta scoring for O Glorioso with Luis Aguiar's late penalty the only moment of glory for Braga, who will probably finish in 5th.
Nacional will most likely finish above them after they squeezed past Pacos de Ferreira. Cleber Monteiro, one of seven Brazilians in the Nacional starting line-up, was the hero with an 83rd minute winner. Elsewhere Leixoes ended their bad run with victory at Setubal thanks to Bruno China's first-half header.
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Benfica Lisbon?
WTF is all that about?
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