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| FC Porto strengthened its lead of the Portuguese league with a 1-0 win at surprise contender Braga thanks to Hulk's second-half goal on Saturday. The Brazilian forward finished off a counterattack started by James Rodriguez with a right-footed shot to give Porto the lead for good in the 55th minute. |
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| A second-half goal by winger Hulk gave Porto a
1-0 win at third-placed Braga to keep them top of the Portuguese Premier League
with only four matches to go.
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| Porto took over as leaders of the Portuguese
Premier League with a 2-0 win at home to Olhanense on Saturday with Braga losing
top spot after a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Benfica following a stoppage time goal
by Bruno Cesar.
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| Braga's run as Portuguese leader lasted five days after Benfica scored in stoppage time to win 2-1, and FC Porto took advantage with a victory that put it top again on Saturday. Bruno Cesar combined with Nicolas Gaitan for a 92nd-minute winner that lifted Benfica into second ahead of Braga, which saw its winning streak end at 13 games. |
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| The England defender is desperate to "get those bragging rights for next year" but reveals that United's season has been made more difficult by frequent injury problems. |
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| Battling Braga have climbed their way up to the
top of the Portuguese Premier League and are ready to shake up the decades-old
dominance of Benfica, Porto and Sporting.
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| Braga went top of the Portuguese league on Monday after beating struggling Academica 2-1 for a 13th straight win. Marcio Mossoro headed home a perfect cross from Miguel Lopes to give the title contenders a 36th-minute lead before slipping through the Academica defense to find Rodrigo Lima to give the hosts a 2-0 lead going into the break. |
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| FC Porto is in danger of losing the lead in the Portuguese league after being held to a 1-1 draw by Pacos Ferreira on Sunday. Porto still leads Benfica by one point but both teams could be overtaken by Braga, which plays Academica on Monday and will go top with a 13th straight win. Hulk set up Porto's opener as the Brazil forward's individual play led to Ricardo Silva's 49th-minute... |
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| March 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Portuguese
championship
Friday, March 23 (GMT)
SC Olhanense v Benfica (2045)
Saturday, March 24 (GMT)
Sporting v CD Feirense (2015)
Sunday, March 25 (GMT)
Beira Mar v Nacional Madeira (1500)
Vitoria Setubal v Uniao Leiria (1500)
Rio Ave v Vitoria Guimaraes (1700)
FC Pacos de Ferreira v Porto (1915)
Monday, March 26 (GMT)
Maritimo v Gil Vicente (1700)
Braga v Academica (1915)
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| Braga's bid for a first Portuguese title gained steam Saturday after a 4-1 win over Feirense for a 12th straight league victory. Helder Barbosa put Braga ahead after six minutes before Brazilian striker Lima took advantage of a defensive error to make it 2-0 in the 55th. The ball got away from Lima and Marcio Mossoro pounced to score in the 58th, with Hugo Viana adding the fourth in the 72nd... |
