Porto have dropped their first set of points of the season after drawing 1-1 away from home to Marítimo, this Sunday, falling two points behind rivals Sporting and Benfica.
The Dragons, the last of the ‘Big Three’ in action this weekend, took the lead in the first half before a goal on the brink of half-time locked up the game and earned Marítimo a point, distancing Porto from their competitors for the first time this season.
Prior to the action in Madeira, Benfica left it late against a resilient Gil Vicente side in sunny Barcelos, hitting two goals deep in the final ten minutes to keep up their 100% record in the Primeira Liga.
It is too early to call, but Sporting are looking good in the defence of their championship title and putting a bet on them may bring success like in a real money casino.
Sporting found it easier to land their punches against a toothless Belenenses, standing over the Belém side early before sailing to a 2-0 victory. Elsewhere, there was bags of drama in Sporting de Braga’s travels to Moreira de Conégos, leaving it as late as the 95th minute to steal all three points in a 3-2 victory.
Paços de Ferreira and Santa Clara have honed in on making Europa Conference League history after defeating Tottenham Hotspur and Partizan Belgrade, last night, in their respective qualifiers.
According to recent reports, Manchester City striker Pablo Moreno may be looking at a move to the Primeira Liga to get more game time.
Benfica 2-1 PSV Eindhoven
The second round of the new Liga Bwin season was an historic one as promoted side Vizela secured the first ever top flight win in their history, dramatically coming from behind to beat Tondela. Boavista and Marítimo also bounced back from opening day defeats to get off the mark, triumphing over Paços Ferreira and Belenenses SAD respectively.