During the seventh round of the Portuguese "Liga Sagres" championship over the weekend, in the central showdown, Lisbon's "Benfica" footballers defeated "Braga" with a minimal score of 1-0 in front of their own fans.
The leading team in the championship, "Porto", lost their first points in a match against the "Guimaraes" team, while the match between Aveiro's "Beira-Mar" and Lisbon's "Sporting" ended in a 1-1 draw.
"Guimaraes" 1 - 1 "Porto":
Aveiro "Beira-Mar" 1 - 1 Lisbon "Sporting":
Lisbon "Benfica" 1 - 0 "Braga":
Portuguese "Sagres" league table after round 7:
1. "Porto" 19
2. "Benfica" 12
3. "Olhanense" 12
4. "Guimaraes" 12
5. "Academica" 11
6. "Braga" 11
7. "Leiria" 11
8. "Pacos de Ferreira" 10
9. "Nacional" 10
10. "Sporting" 9
11 "Vitoria" 9
12. "Beira-Mar" 7
13. "Portimonense" 7
14. "Naval" 4
15. "Maritimo" 3
16. "Rio Ave" 3
Top scorers in the Portuguese "Liga Sagres":
1. Hulk ("Porto") 6
2. Modou Sougou ("Academica") 4
3. Toscano ("Vitoria") 3
4. Valera ("Porto") 3
5. Oscar Cardozo ("Benfica") 3
6. Miguel Fidalgo ("Academica") 3