LISBON, Portugal (Interstat) — Benfica and Sporting Braga opened the Primeira Liga season with a 2-2 draw Monday at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Rafa Silva put Benfica ahead in the 46th minute, but Pau Victor equalized for Braga two minutes later. Vangelis Pavlidis restored Benfica’s lead before Jean Gorby leveled again in the 88th minute. Yellow cards were issued to Lukáš Horníček in the 56th minute, Leonardo Lelo in the 57th, Amar Dedić in the 87th, Vitor Carvalho in the 90th+3 and Victor Gomez in the 90th+6. Both teams began their league and overall seasons with a draw, each at 0-0-1.