Brazilian striker Lima netted a hat-trick as Braga eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Gil Vicente in the Liga.
Lima opened the scoring in the 24th minute on Saturday, 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 leader Benfica and level with Porto, who both have a game in hand.