Benfica coach Roger Schmidt broke the habit of a lifetime by making wholesale changes to his team and was rewarded with a positive response from the lesser used players and a convincing victory over high-flying Moreirense.
Orkun Kökçü, Tiago Araújo and Benjamín Rollheiser scored, the last two netting their first Benfica goals, as the hosts ran out comfortable 3-0 winners to cut the gap to Lisbon rivals Sporting at the top of the table back down to four points, albeit having played one game more.