Benfica beat SC Braga

Benfica triumphed over SC Braga, 3-1, on Saturday, on to matchday 31 of the Primeira Liga. In this competition, both teams came from two wins. Marcos Leonardo made a great performance with 2 goals.

After 28 minutes, Ricardo Horta opened the scoring for SC Braga, with a right-foot shot.

With 71 minutes on the clock, Marcos Leonardo struck for Benfica, with a right-foot strike inside the penalty area. In the 84th minute, David Neres scored the second goal for Roger Schmidt's team, through a header inside the penalty box. With this goal, David Neres recorded his five goal of the current campaign. In the closing stages of the game, Víctor Gómez left the game early after seeing a red card. In the final minutes of the game, Marcos Leonardo scored the last goal of the match, with a left-foot strike inside the penalty box.

After the result Benfica are 2nd in the table, with 76 points, while SC Braga sit 4th place, with 62 points. Next up, the encarnados visit FC Famalicão. Meanwhile, Rui Duarte's team will host Casa Pia AC.