Sporting 2-1 Arouca
Sporting were made to fight with ten men at home to Arouca for a 2-1 victory that sees the Lions lead the Primeira Liga table going into the international break, courtesy of a Hidemasa Morita second-half winner.
The Lisbon giants were on the front foot in the first half after Viktor Gyökeres’ opener but quickly saw their mission marred by a controversial 42nd-minute Ousmane Diomande red card.
Arouca introduced Sporting’s fears to reality with a second-half equaliser from Rafa Mújica, but that was later undone by Morita’s decisive 68th minute goal, placing the Lions a point clear at the top of the table with a 2-1 victory.
FC Porto held on for a vital 1-0 win against a Portimonense side that pushed them until the final minutes of the match. Sérgio Conceição’s side were wasteful on the night but managed to escape with a crucial three points that keeps them within touching distance of title rivals Sporting and Benfica. 
Benfica secured a dramatic 1-0 win in Estoril to claim top spot in the Primeira Liga.
They’re making a habit of it. After a sensational last-gasp comeback victory in the Champions League in midweek against Union Berlin, Braga again had to come from behind to win.
It was a classic game of two halves in the Portuguese capital tonight as Atalanta beat Sporting 2-1 thanks to a dominant first-half showing rewarded with goals by Giorgio Scalvini and Matteo Ruggeri.