Match Report
8 points for Santa Clara (4th), 4 for Nacional (10th): a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.25/0.75 for Santa Clara and 1.5/1.5 for Nacional (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Santa Clara carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Nacional's winless run stood at 6. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Santa Clara against 3/15 for Nacional.
11 meetings are on record — 6 won by Santa Clara, 2 by Nacional, 3 drawn, at 2.82 goals per meeting.
Estádio de São Miguel staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,277. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Santa Clara: Gonçalo Paciência (19'), Gonçalo Paciência (21') · Nacional: Liziero (36'), Miguel Baeza (45')
Key stats
Possession: Santa Clara 52% · Nacional 48% · Total shots: 19-10 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 4-4