Brazilian striker Lima netted a hat-trick as Braga eased to a 3-0 win at en-man Gil Vicente in the Liga ZON Sagres.

Lima opened the scoring in the 24th minute, then doubled his tally five minutes into the second half. The hosts suffered a further blow when Claudio was dismissed after 62 minutes, and Lima took full advantage to complete his hat-trick six minutes later.

The result leaves Braga third, five points behind leaders Benfica and level with Porto, who both have a game in hand.