Santa Clara beat Marítimo 2-0 in Funchal in matchday 10 of the Primeira Liga. Tiago Ribeiro scored in the 36th minute and Vinícius in the 60th.
With the three points, the visitors climbed to fourth place with 21 points, level with Sporting in third.
Marítimo, coached by Mitchell van der Gaag, suffered their seventh defeat of the season and sit 14th with 8 points.