Benfica win emotional Classico amid Eusebio tributes


Benfica (L) and Porto players observe a minute's silence for former Portuguese legend Eusebio before their Portuguese Premier League soccer match at Luz stadium in Lisbon January 12, 2014. REUTERS/Hugo Correia

(Reuters) - Benfica won a league match against arch-rivals Porto for the first time in more than four years on Sunday, beating them 2-0 on an emotional afternoon marked by tributes to their former forward Eusebio.

Goals in each half from Rodrigo and Ezequiel Garay took Benfica top of the table with 36 points, two ahead of Sporting with champions Porto a further point behind in third.

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