Benfica have returned to winning ways in the Primeira Liga after two second-half own goals from the Sporting de Braga backline, alongside a Pizzi brace, enabled the Eagles to secure a 4-0 victory away from home.
The win comes after city rivals Sporting picked up their first defeat of the season, courtesy of a horror show at the back from Sebastian Coates, conceding three penalties in a 3-2 defeat to Rio Ave and picking up a red card for his troubles.
Suspensions are something Vitória de Guimarães also won’t be short of, having been forced to play out practically all of their encounter away to Porto down to ten men. Goals from Moussa Marega and Ivan Marcano charged the Dragons on to a 3-0 home win, as their opponents were reduced to nine bodies come full-time. PortuGOAL brings you the final moments of the Primeira Liga top action before the international break.
Wolves and Olympiakos progress, Abel admits "failure"
The first three rounds of Primeira Liga are over with Sporting and Famalicão as the front-runners – an outcome few would have predicted before the big kick-off. Sporting and Porto were the big winners last weekend, the Lions winning 3-1 against Portimonense in the Algarve to go top and Porto beating Benfica 2-0 in the first clássico of the season in Lisbon. This weekend Portuguese football fans will be looking forward to a series of unpredictable and captivating matches.
Week Three proved a tough round for Primeira Liga hosts as it was largely away day joy across the board, including Porto triumphing over Benfica in the clássico. Sporting won at Portimonense, while Tondela got their first victory of the season by defeating Marítimo.