LISBON, May 2 (Reuters) - Benfica moved closer to retaining the Portuguese League title by hammering Gil Vicente 5-0 away on Saturday, helped by two goals from Uruguayan Maxi Pereira.
The win left them six points clear of their great rivals Porto, who only have four more games to try and close the gap.
Pereira opened Benfica's account when he rolled the ball into an empty net after 15 minutes following a quick exchange of passes which sliced open the Gil Vicente defence.
Jonas scored the second with a half-volley seven minutes later before Benfica then had several letoffs during a spell of Gil Vicente pressure including one incredible goalmouth scramble.