The police strike allows Benfica to take the lead

Benfica went top of the Primeira Liga on Sunday after beating Gil Vicente 3-0 and preventing Sporting, until now in the lead, from playing their match at the Famalicao stadium on Saturday due to a lack of security due to police protests in Portugal.

The ‘eagle’ took first place with a comfortable victory starting with youThe goal of Brazilian Arthur Cabral in the 15th minute, after a corner kick from the former Madrid player Angel Di Maria.

Benfica’s seventh win in a row

João Neves and Rafa Silva scored the other goalsin the 35th and 49th minutes, securing Benfica’s seventh straight league win.

So, Benfica leads with 51 points, two more than Sporting – with one game less -, and six more than Porto, who on Saturday drew 0-0 against Rio Ave at Do Dragao.

Two other Second Division matches were postponed

The date has not yet been set for the Sporting match that was postponed this Saturday, after six fans were injured in riots near the Famalicão stadium, where agents supposed to ensure security did not appear.

This Sunday, two matches in the second division – Leixões SC-CD Nacional and Feirense-Acadómico de Viseu – were postponed due to the police strike.

The lowest player Vizela, led by Galician coach Rubén de la Barrera, They fell to Vitória de Guimarães (0-1), which the penultimate team, Chaves, took advantage of to overtake them in the table after taking an important point against Farense (1-1).

is the Spaniard Héctor Hernández was the architect of the Chaves tie from the penalty spot despite playing ten from the 17th minute.

Abel Ruiz gave Braga the win

The day closed with the victory of Sporting de Braga against Moreirense, with a single goal from the Spaniardl Abel Ruiz, his first in the League since October 2023.

In the 8th minute, the Valencian attacker, formerly of La Masía, deflected a center launched by Spanish-Uruguayan Rodrigo Zalazar to make it 1-0 earning three points for the Bracarenses.