LISBON, Portugal (AP) — FC Porto routed defending champion Benfica 5-0 Sunday to go 10 points clear at the top of the Portuguese league.
Silvestre Varela opened the scoring after converting from Hulk's run in the 12th minute.
Falcao extended the lead with two goals before the half-hour mark as the Colombia striker took his season tally to eight.
Hulk also added a second-half brace after Benfica's Luisao was red carded in the 65th for an elbow on Fredy Guarin.
The Brazilian striker scored from the penalty spot in the 79th before taking his league-leading scoring tally to 12 from a long-range strike with a minute to play.
Porto has 28 points from 10 games, while Benfica is second with 18. Nacional is next with 16.
Beira Mar hung on for a 3-2 win over Braga after a Leandro Tatu goal and Ronny double had it up 3-0 after 69 minutes.
Albert Meyong opened the scoring for Braga with a 75th-minute penalty before Lima added the second with two minutes to play, but Beira Mar managed to reach 14 points alongside Braga.
Also, Naval and Olhanense drew 1-1, as did Maritimo and Leiria.
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