The officials were the busiest people in Portugal over the weekend as no fewer than 41 yellow and 3 red cards were shown in only 8 matches.

Leaders Porto were held for over an hour by mid-table Olhanense before Belluschi broke the deadlock. Falcao added a second two minutes later and completed the win in the 90^th minute with his second and Porto’s third. Benfica remain eight points behind after a come-from-behind 2-1 home win against Maritimo who took a surprise lead through Djalma with a quarter of an hour left. Eduardo Salvio equalised five minutes later and Coentrao hit the winner deep into added time.

Sporting remain a distant third after going down by the single goal and Nacional, Mateus scoring after 18 minutes. Pacos Ferreira closed to within a point in fourth following a 2-0 Vitoria Setubal with Rondon and Filipe Anunciacao scoring either side of half time. They overtook Guimaraes who lost at home to Academica. Eder gave the visitors the lead on the hour and Laionel sealed the win in the last minute.

Portimonense clinched what could be a vital 1-0 win at Beira Mar with Ricardo Pessoa scoring from the penalty spot on 62 minutes. They closed on Naval who were held at home by Braga in a 0-0 draw. In the weekends other game, Rio Ave beat Uniao Leiria by a single Joao Tomas goal in the ninth minute. Unfortunately, hero turned villain late on as he was dismissed with three minutes remaining but the home side held on.