LISBON, Portugal (AP) - FC Porto beat Rio Ave 1-0 at home to stay undefeated and 11 points clear of second-place Benfica in the Portuguese league.
Silvestre Varela scored what proved to be the winner in the sixth minute, heading home a cross from midfielder Joao Moutinho.
Three Argentines gave Benfica its eighth consecutive win, downing Setubal 2-0. Nicolas Gaitan scored Benfica's opener in the 45th, firing in Javier Saviola's assist, and substitute Franco Jara doubled the lead with an acrobatic kick in the 78th.
Benfica has a game in hand over its league rivals.
Elsewhere on Sunday, it was: Guimaraes 0, Nacional 0; Portimonense 0, Pacos Ferreira 1; Academica 3, Beira Mar 3; and Leiria 0, Olhanense 2.
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