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Benfica won 4-1 at home to Marítimo with two goals from former Barcelonista Nolito, one of the Spanish also Rodrigo Moreno and another Brazilian Bruno César, and persists in a tight battle for the top two positions of the League Lusa.

In the twenty-seventh round, the victory keeps Benfica in second place, three points of Braga yesterday against Pacos Ferreira drew, and one of Porto, which plays Saturday against Beira Mar.

The figure was the undisputed exbarcelonista match to excel in the first half with two goals and assist Benfica Rodrigo and Bruno César in the other two goals.

Fifteen minutes into the game, a Nolito well positioned in the field goal finished off a pass from Pablo Aimar in a move initiated by Maxi Pereira.

Five minutes later, returned to the charge, assisted in a swift counter-attack by the Argentine Saviola, and scored a brilliant goal with a highway when passing the opposing defense.

The two goals placed at Cadiz as the second top scorer in the Benfica and sixth in la Liga, with ten goals scored in the championship.

The Marítimo, who fights with Sporting for fourth place, tried to stop Benfica in the second half with a goal from Brazilian Philipe Fidelis in a face to face with the goalkeeper.

However, the lead "red" is reassembled with the entry of Spanish-Brazilian Rodrigo, who in the first bunt (min. 65) and Nolito pass, scored the third goal.

The exbarcelonista gave a pass on the right foot to left Bruno César, who was in charge of closing the scoring with his fourth goal of the game.

In Benfica alignment also highlighted the start of the Spanish Joan Capdevila, who started as a starter, and Javi García, who played the last 25 minutes of the game in place of Aimar. (via SPORT)

Benfica sealed their place in the final of the League Cup by beating Porto (3-2) with goals from Maxi Pereira, Nolito and Cardozo.

In the Da Luz stadium and Joan Capdevila as a starter, Benfica went ahead with a hard shot from the right back Maxi, who stood in the heart of the area to take a pass inside the Brazilian Bruno César.

After a pass from Hulk, the Argentine "Lucho" González quickly equalized with a shot that bounced lucky in the defense and goalkeeper Eduardo misled.

The visitors hit back with a header from French central Mangala, but Benfica, which topped the post three times before the break (two Luisao and Pablo Aimar), tied with a bit of exazulgrana Nolito, marking the twelfth season .

In the final game, "Takuara" Cardozo put the perfect comeback to the red with a dry finish to pass the Argentinean Nico Gaitán. (via SPORT)

Nolito was the most outstanding player in Benfica's victory against a second division as the Santa Clara, which sail from the bench and demonstrated its role as "agitator".

They were all agreed the top three Portuguese sports newspapers ("A Bola", "Record" and "O Jogo"), which also contained praise for the coach to Lisbon, Jorge Jesús made just after the mourning over the end Cadiz.

The game, for the group stage of the League Cup Lusa, was more difficult than initially expected for Benfica, current leader of the League, and it fell on its side to the entrance of Nolito in the field, 65 minutes.

Barely three minutes had on the field, made him pass his first goal in the young striker Nelson Oliveira, one of the greatest jewels of the new batch of Portuguese and international players with lower grades.

In a move led by the Spanish-an ongoing headache for the opposing defense, also came the second goal, the work of Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel.

"Agitator", highlights in its first page "A Bola", while "Record" says Nolita "was born all" and "O Jogo" highlights three minutes in the field of Spanish player enough to break the scoreless tie on the scoreboard.

They also include the declaration of Benfica coach Jorge Jesús, who praised the actions of the player, who always "out of balance and creates problems," the opposition.

At this summer to the discipline of the "embodied" Nolito has become a key part in the scheme of Jorge Jesús despite not having secured a spot in the starting lineup, where it competes with Brazilian Bruno Cesar. (via SPORT)