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Liga Sagres wrap: Braga win. Sporting stunned

SoccerNews in General Soccer News 4 Mar 2012

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Braga drew level on points with second-placed Benfica following their 3-1 win over Nacional in the Liga Sagres on Saturday.

Braga were forced to come from a goal behind at the Estadio da Madeira after Moreno opened the scoring for Nacional on 12 minutes.

Lima restored parity with a goal five minutes before half-time, and Braga were ahead soon after the break when Marcio Mossoro found the back of the net on 54 minutes.

Subsitute Ukra then capped of the victory with a late strike as Braga joined Benfica on 49 points, three behind league-leaders Porto.

Elsewhere, fourth-placed Sporting Lisbon were surprise 1-0 losers away to Vitoria Setubal.

Bruno Amaro scored the only goal of a fiery encounter at the Estadio do Bonfim after 20 minutes, in a match which saw 10 yellow cards and a late red to Sporting substitute Andre Carillo.

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