Benfica needed a late penalty from Oscar Cardoza to beat Uniao Leiria 2-1 as they closed the gap at the top of the Portuguese Liga to two points.
Benfica led through Javier Saviola's fourth minute strike, but gifted the hosts an equaliser when David Luiz scored an 18th minute own goal.
The win gives Benfica 13 points, with Braga on 15 after beating Porto 1-0 last night.
Nacional played 45 minutes with only 10 men but nevertheless picked up their first win of the season in beating Maritimo 2-1 thanks to Edgar's brace.
The Brazilian but Nacional ahead in the 35th minute, but they were reduced to 10 men when Luis Alberto saw red on the stroke of half-time.
Substitute Campos Djalma levelled for Maritimo just after the hour mark, but Edgar's second won it 13 minutes from time.
Struggling Vitoria Setubal also picked up their first win as Przemyslaw Kazmierczak's 27th minute strike was enough to win 1-0 at Naval.
Academica and Belenenses shared the spoils from a 1-1 draw after Mourtala Diakite cancelled out Miguel Pedro's early strike.
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