Overview
- Porto visit Santa Clara on Sunday, with Diogo Costa still out and Cláudio Ramos set to start as Francesco Farioli urges focus and plays down title talk.
- Benfica beat Estoril 3-1 at the Estádio da Luz as Vangelis Pavlidis hit a hat-trick to lift the club to third, with José Mourinho calling it a deserved but hard-fought victory.
- Sporting drew 1-1 at Gil Vicente after Gonçalo Inácio’s late red card preceded the hosts’ equalizer, and Flamengo staff attended to watch goalkeeper Andrew, who is also on Botafogo’s radar.
- In Brazil’s window, left-back Arana confirmed a four-year deal with Fluminense, while Cruzeiro secured Fagner’s stay and described ongoing talks for Zenit’s Gerson as complex.
- Barcelona won the Catalan derby 2-0 at Espanyol to reach 49 points and stay clear at the top of LaLiga.