Porto downs Sporting to extend lead
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FC Porto moved five points clear at the top of the Portuguese Liga on Sunday after securing a 3-1 home victory against second-place Sporting Lisbon.
Sporting had gone unbeaten in its first seven games to start the campaign and entered the contest two points adrift of the defending champions.
Porto took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Josue's successful penalty kick in the 11th minute, but Sporting leveled the match on the hour mark through William Carvalho.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Danilo restored Porto's advantage two minutes later and Lucho Gonzalez added a third goal to ensure the home side of its seventh win in eight games.
Benfica joined Sporting on 17 points in second place after turning back Nacional, 2-0, with goals from Guillherme Siqueira and Oscar Cardozo, while Estoril maintained a spot in the top four by winning 3-1 at Maritimo with second-half goals from Luis Leal and Seba.
Braga lost for the fourth time in eight contests to a fourth-minute goal from Fernando Alexandre, which lifted Academica to a 1-0 win.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Setubal and Belenenses played out a 0-0 draw, Luis Martins scored 11 minutes from time in Gil Vicente's 1-0 triumph at Rio Ave, Olhanense edged Arouca, 1-0, through a goal from Federico Dionisi, and Guimaraes notched a 3-1 win at last-place Pacos Ferreira on Monday.