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Porto restore four-point advantage

LISBON, Portugal -- Porto have restored their four-point lead in the Portuguese Premier League after a 2-0 win over Vitoria Guimaraes in the last games before the Christmas break.

Porto went ahead after 22 minutes when winger Ricardo Quaresma fired in from an acute angle past goalkeeper Nilson.

Jorginho sealed the points after combining well with South African striker Benni McCarthy after 58 minutes

Porto have 37 points from 16 matches, four points clear of Nacional Madeira who won 3-0 at Boavista to regain second from champions Benfica, who needed a last-minute Nuno Gomes goal to beat Vitoria Setubal 1-0 on Wednesday.

Brazilian Alexandre Goulart gave surprise title contenders Nacional the lead after just five minutes.

Boavista wasted a good chance to equalise when Fary's penalty was well saved by goalkeeper Diego Benaglio in the 27th minute before Nacional substitute Andre Pinto scored two goals in seven minutes.

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