Braga were too good for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Europa League, winning 2-0 in the second qualifying round first leg at the Quarry.
The Israeli club dodged a bullet in the 3rd minute when Muhammad Handy was shown a straight red card, the defender breathing a big sigh of relief when the VAR ruled Amine El Ouazzani offside.
Marco Wolff saved Bruma’s effort in the 34th minute before the Warriors stepped on the gas after the break.
They were 2-0 up by the hour mark, Ricardo Horta scoring in the 56th minute and Rodrigo Zalazar converting a penalty after Roger Fernandes was taken down by Handy.
Roberto Fernández and Gabri Martínez came off the bench and went close in their competitive debuts, but it was job done as Daniel Sousa takes his side to Bulgaria for the second leg next Thursday.