RSL Bids Adu To Freddy

Libson:

Freddy Adu, late of Real Salt Lake, one of the highest-profiled American players in Major League Soccer, agreed to a deal to play for Portuguese Super Liga club SL Benfica.

Dragons Win BWINLiga Title; Lions Second; Eagles Third; Beira Mar and Desportivo Das Aves Relegated

The Portuguese Super Liga season wrapped up over the weekend:

One Saturday contest:

At Funchal:

Roland Linz scored the game winner (68') to lead Boavista to a 2-1 road win over Maritimo.

Seven Sunday games:

At Porto:

FC Porto wrapped up the Super Liga title with their 4-1 home win over Desportivo das Aves, who finished in the basement and relegated. Lisandro Lopez (52', 89') doubled for the Dragons.

At Lisbon:

Four different goal scorers tallied once apiece as Sporting Club Portugal locked up second place and an automatic group stage berth in next season's UEFA Champions League (as well as champions FC Porto) with their 4-0 frontier-styled fistbeating of visiting---and UEFA Cup-bound---Belenenses.

At Lisbon:

SL Benfica , due to wins from FC Porto and SCP, wound up in third place (a spot in the third round of UEFA Champions League qualifying for next season). The Eagles, who up to the final day of the season, still had a chance to cop the league crown, did defeat visiting Academica de Coimbra at home 2-0. Derlei (15') and Pedro Manuel Mantorras (82') provided the goals for the hosts.

At Braga:

UEFA Cup-bound Sporting Braga and visiting CD Nacional battled to a 1-1 draw.

At Figueira da Foz:

Auri (17') and Kwame Ayew (33') provided the scoring that lifted Vitoria Setubal to a 2-1 come-from-behind road win over Naval to assure themselves of top-flight soccer next season.

At Aveiro:

Miguel Vasco Matos scored the equalizer (46') that enabled homestanding Beira Mar to salvage a 1-1 draw with Pacos Ferreira. Unfortunately, because of Vitoria Setubal's victory, the Gold-and-Blacks fell into the drop zone and were relegated.

At Amadora:

Luis Alhandra's 65th-minute equalizer lifted visiting Unaio Leiria to a 1-1 stalemate with Estrela Amadora.

Unaio Leiria and Pacos Ferreira: Goose Eggs

At Pacos de Ferreira:

In Friday's lone Portuguese BWIN Liga match, visiting Unaio Leiria and Pacos Ferreira played to a 0-0 stalemate.

Monday Win For Academica; Goose Eggs For Vitoria and Braga

Two games were played on Monday in the Super Liga in Portugal:

At Aveiro:

Academica de Coimbra delivered a serious blow to Beira-Mar's Bwin Liga survival hopes, beating the hosts 1-0. Szabolcs Gyano scored the game's only goal at 82 minutes.

At Braga:

Vitoria Setubal climbed out of the relegation zone following their 0-0 draw with fifth-place Sporting Braga.

Dragons and Lions Among Sunday Winners

Four games were played on Sunday in Portugal's Super Liga:

At Porto:

Adriano (9'), Lucho Gonzalez (PK-45), and Bruno Alves (85') provided the scoring for FC Porto in the Dragons' 3-1 home win over Belenenses, keeping them atop the BWIN Liga standings.

At Lisbon:

Alecsandro's hat trick (12', 14', 81') powered Sporting Club Portugal to a 4-0 beatdown of visiting Naval. The win moved the Lions back up to second place, four points back of FC Porto.

At Leiria:

Bartosz Slusarski scored the only goal (61') in Uniao Leiria's 1-0 home win over CD Nacional.

At Vila das Aves:

Ricardinho knocked in the game winner at 86 minutes, lifting Pacos Ferreira to a 1-0 road win over Desportivo das Aves.

Eagles Club Maritimo

At Funchal:

In the lone Saturday match in the Portuguese Super Liga, Fabrizio Miccoli tallied twice (54', 78') to help lead SL Benfica to a 3-0 road whitewashing of Maritimo to climb back up to second place in the BWIN Liga standings.

Friday Win For Estrela Amadora

At Amadora:

In the lone Friday match in the Portuguese Super Liga, Moses Sakyi (60') and Luis Loureiro (70') lifted Estrela Amadora to a 2-1 home win over Boavista.

Arsenalists Keep Eagles In Third Place

At Lisbon:

In the lone Monday Portuguese Primiera Liga contest, fifth-place Sporting Braga held third-place SL Benfica to a 0-0 road draw. The draw prevented the Eagles from taking over second place in the BWIN Liga standings.

Beira Mar Out Of Drop Zone

Four games took place on Sunday in the Portuguese Super Liga:

At Setubal:

Edgar da Silva's double (53', 80') lifted Beira Mar to a 3-1 road win over Vitoria Setubal and placed the guests out of the relegation zone, and dropped Those From The Sado River into it.

At Figueira da Foz:

Renato Queiros' equalizer (85') lifted Pacos Ferreira to a 1-1 road draw with Naval.

At Funchal:

Paulo Sergio's double (76', 79') helped lift relegation-threatened Deportivo Aves to a 4-3 road win over CD Nacional.

At Porto:

Helder Rosario's 81st-minute equalizer lifted Boavista to a 1-1 home stalemate with Uniao Leiria.

FC Porto and Belenenses Saturday Winners

Two games were contested Saturday in Portugal's Super Liga:

At Coimbra:

Bruno Alves (42') and Adriano (70') provided the scoring for FC Porto as the Dragons defeated homestanding Academica de Coimbra 2-1.

At Lisbon:

Jose Luis Carces scored twice (14', 34') to help lead fourth-place Belenenses to a 3-0 home fistbeating of Estrela Amadora.

Lions Blast Maritimo To Take Over Second Place

At Lisbon:

In Friday's only match in Portugal's top division, four different scorers each tallied once as Sporting Club Portugal blasted visiting Maritimo 4-0 to take over second place in the Portuguese BWIN Liga standings (and move within one point of frontrunning FC Porto).

Late Penalty Kick Salvages Road Draw For Benfica

At Aveiro:

In Monday's lone Super Liga match in Portugal, Simao Sabrosa's successful penalty kick at 90 minutes lifted second-place SL Benfica to a 2-2 road draw against relegation-threatened Beira Mar.

Saturday Six-Pack In Portugal

Six games were played on Saturday in the Portuguese Super Liga:

At Braga:

Luis Nani's goal at 51 minutes provided all the scoring as Sporting Club Portugal defeated Sporting Braga 1-0 on the road.

At Vila das Aves:

Though still relegation-threatened, Deportivo Aves did climb out of the league basement with their 1-0 home win over Boavista. Almani Moreira scored the game's lone tally at 59 minutes.

At Leiria:

Belenenses took over fourth place in the Bwin Liga standings following their 1-0 road win over Uniao Leiria. Eduardo Dady scored the game's only goal at 67 minutes.

At Amadora:

Academica de Coimbra and hosts Estrela Amadora battled to a 3-3 draw. Academica's Pinto Joeano scored twice (55', 64'). The hosts' Jaime Aquino equalized at 67 minutes with his successful penalty kick.

At Funchal:

Joao Pimenta's equalizer (81') enabled visiting Naval to gain a 1-1 draw with Maritimo.

At Pacos de Ferreira:

Geraldo's double (74', 85') propelled Pacos Ferreira to a 2-1 home win over CD Nacional de Madeira.

Dragons Roast Vitoria Setubal

At Porto:

In Friday's lone Portuguese Super Liga match, Adriano's double (15', 36') helped spark league-leading FC Porto to a 5-1 home fistbeating of struggling Vitoria Setubal.

Lions Draw Closer To Top Two

At Lisbon:

Goals from Abel (15') and Liedson (33') lifted Sporting Club Portugal to a 2-0 home triumph over relegation-threatened Beira Mar. The win put the Lions four points in back of first-place FC Porto and three in back of second-place Benfica atop the Portuguese BwinLiga standings. This was Monday's lone match in Portugal's top-flight division.

Eagles and Dragons Battle To Draw, Keeping FC Porto On Top Of League

Five games were played Sunday in the Portuguese Super Liga:

At Lisbon:

In a battle of the top two teams in the BwinLiga standings, league-leading FC Porto and hosts SL Benfica battled to a 1-1 draw. Pepe's goal at 40 minutes put the visiting Dragons up 1-0. Unfortunately, though, his teamate Lucho Gonzalez tied the game at 83 minutes with his own goal.

At Setubal:

Kevin Amuneke's insurance goal (67') sealed Vitoria Setubal's 2-0 home win over Estrela Amadora.

At Funchal:

Goals from Wender (27') and Maciel (89') lifted Sporting Braga back up to fourth place as The Arsenalists doubled hosts Maritimo 2-1.

At Figueira da Foz:

Visiting CD Nacional and Naval battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Coimbra:

Uniao Leiria and hosts Academica de Coimbra played to a 0-0 deadlock.

Home Wins For Belenenses and Boavista

Two games were played Saturday in the Portuguese Super Liga:

At Lisbon:

Eduardo Dady's tally at 16 minutes provided the score of a match that saw homestanding Belenenses climb up to fourth place in the league standings with their 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Deportivo Aves.

At Porto:

Roland Linz twice tallied (59', 73') to help lift Boavista to a 3-1 home win over Pacos Ferreira.

Braga Top Naval To Climb To Fourth

At Braga:

Ze Carlos da Silva scored the game winner on a successful penalty kick (86') to lead Sporting Braga up to fourth place in the Portuguese Super Liga standings following their 2-1 home win over Naval in the lone Tuesday BwinLiga contest.

Benifica Within One Point Of League Lead After Road Win

At Amadora:

In Monday's sole Portuguese Super Liga match, Armando Petit's goal (80') was the only score of SL Benfica's 1-0 road win over Estrela Amadora, placing the second-place Eagles one point in back of first-place FC Porto.

A Belenenses Road Win And Three Draws

Four games populated the Portuguese Super Liga schedule on Sunday:

At Pacos de Ferreira:

Candido Costa (45') and Eduardo Dady (78') provided all the scoring as Belenenses climbed up to fourth place with their 2-0 road win over Pacos Ferreira.

At Vila Das Aves:

Filipe Teixeira's goal at 90 minutes lifted Academica de Coimbra to a 2-2 road draw with basement-occupying Deportivo das Aves.

At Aveiro:

Antonin Alcatraz notch his equalizer at 90 minutes to lift relegation-threatened Beira Mar to a 2-2 home draw with Maritimo.

At Leiria:

Kwame Ayew's equalizer at 90 minutes lifted Vitoria Setubal to a 1-1 road stalemate with Uniao Leiria.