Liga Bwin football is back after the World Cup break, and it’s back with a bang as Benfica’s long unbeaten run was ended in style by a resurgent Braga. Porto and Sporting took advantage of the dropped points with convincing wins of their own, overcoming Arouca and Paços Ferreira respectively.
Famalicão and Gil Vicente gave their survival hopes a shot in the arm each, overcoming Chaves and Santa Clara. Casa Pia’s dream season continued, returning from the hiatus with an impressive win at Portimonense.
Another team to register an important triumph was Vizela, who triumphed over Vitória Guimarães in no small part due to the excellence of their midfield maestro Samu, the final PortuGOAL Figure of the Week of 2022.
Sp. Braga 3-0 Benfica
The enforced interruption of this season’s Portuguese championship finally ended this week, with the Primeira Liga resuming for the 14th round of matches after a six-week break owing to the World Cup.
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