Porto wins to stay 4 ahead in Portugal
Lisandro Lopez scored both goals as Portuguese leader FC Porto beat Setubal 2-0 on Sunday to maintain its four-point advantage over closest title challenger Sporting.
The Argentina striker scored his first in the 61st minute before adding another six minutes later for his eighth goal of the season.
Porto stretched its unbeaten run to 19 games and has 60 points with four games left. Sporting, which beat Amadora 2-1 on Saturday, has 56 points as it bids to dethrone the three-time defending champion.
Benfica beat Maritimo 3-2 to stay third with 52 points.
David Luiz opened the scoring in the 28th before Oscar Cardozo scored twice to take his seasons goal tally to 13 and the Eagles braved a Maritimo rally led by goals from Marcinho in the 43rd and Brunos penalty in the 60th to earn the win.
Luis Alberto scored a 56th-minute winner for Nacional in a 2-1 win over Belenenses and lies fourth with 46 points - one better than Braga, which beat Trofense 1-0 on Friday.
Joao Aurelio had given Nacional a 36th-minute lead at the Restelo Stadium before Saulo equalized two minutes later.
Also Sunday, Yazalde Gomezs 27th-minute goal saw Rio Ave beat Naval 1-0 to move out of one of the two relegation spots, which Belenenses and Trofense now occupy.
Leixoes looks to get back in reach of the European spots against Guimaraes on Monday, when Pacos de Ferreira and Academica meet in a matchup of mid-table clubs.
