Benfica have moved into pole position in the Primeira Liga after putting four past Portimonense at the Estádio da Luz, taking advantage of FC Porto’s slip-up in Madeira, earlier on Wednesday evening.
The Dragons were a goal down for much of the contest away to Marítimo, managing only to claw a goal back late on to share the spoils in a 1-1, enabling Benfica to overtake them with a victory.
Bruno Lage’s men didn’t disappoint in front of their home crowd, treating them to a 4-0 win that sees them go two points clear of Porto at the top of the table.
Elsewhere, Famalicão bounced back from their first loss of the season by defeating Gil Vicente 2-1 at home and firm up third place, whereas Sporting required a late penalty from Bruno Fernandes to make it five wins from six in all competitions under new boss Jorge Silas. Here’s the round-up of Matchday 9.
Sporting Braga had few problems beating Santa Clara 2-0 at the Estádio Municipal de Braga on Monday night. Ricardo Horta provided the assist for Wilson Eduardo’s early opener before putting the result beyond doubt with a smart finish in the 58th minute.
After a lengthy break Liga NOS returned for round 8 at the weekend with a number of key fixtures taking place. Famalicão’s unbeaten run came to an end at the hands of Porto, Benfica stayed in hot pursuit of top spot with a narrow win at Tondela, Sporting beat Vitória Guimarães and Braga got a much needed victory against Santa Clara. 
Primeira Liga high-flyers Famalicão have been knocked off the top of the table after succumbing to their first loss of the season, against FC Porto, in a 3-0 defeat at the Estádio do Dragão.
Porto overtook Benfica at the top of the Primeira Liga after a 3-0 win against Famalicão at the Estádio do Dragão. Sérgio Conceição made alterations to his side that had a positive impact, but the Dragons were largely gifted all three goals that came directly from terrible Famalicão turnovers.