Porto beat Benfica at home
Porto completed an unhappy season with a consolation 2-1 home win
Porto: Porto completed an unhappy season with a consolation 2-1 home win over champions Benfica in a devalued Portuguese classico on Saturday while Olhanense were relegated after five seasons in the top flight. Belenenses made sure of survival with victory over Arouca. Pacos de Ferreira lost 4-2 at home to Academica Coimbra and were forced into a relegation playoff, one season after reaching the Champions League qualifying round.
The goals all came in the first half at the Dragao as Ricardo and Jackson Martinez scored for trophy-less Porto and Enzo Perez replied with a penalty for understrength Benfica. Europa League finalists Benfica, who have also won the League Cup and could complete a domestic treble by winning the Portuguese Cup on May 18, rested several regulars as they met their arch-rivals for the fifth time this season. They had previously beaten Porto in the semis of the Portuguese Cup, , and the League Cup, when they won on penalties. Olhanense, finished bottom of the 16-team table after losing 3-1 at Vitoria Setubal.