Match report

Rio Ave Defeats Nacional 2–1 in Primeira Liga Clash

Nacional
Nacional
1–2
FT
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
May 19, 2021

Rio Ave overcame Nacional to clinch a vital 2–1 victory in the Primeira Liga. Nacional took the early lead through Dudu's goal, but Aderllan Santos and Carlos Mané's late efforts turned the tide, securing three valuable points for Rio Ave.

Key Facts

  • • Nacional 1–2 Rio Ave (Primeira Liga match on 2021-05-19)
  • • Dudu scored for Nacional in the 11th minute, assisted by L. Azouni
  • • Aderllan Santos equalized for Rio Ave in the 51st minute
  • • Carlos Mané scored the winning goal for Rio Ave in the 90th minute, with an assist from Savio
  • • L. Azouni received a yellow card for Nacional in the 16th minute
  • • Filipe Augusto received a yellow card for Rio Ave in the 84th minute

Lineups

Nacional

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 85 António Filipe (G)
  • 4 Pedrão (D)
  • 44 Júlio César (D)
  • 3 Lucas Kal (D)
  • 99 Dudu (M)
  • 5 Larry Azouni (M)
  • 6 Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (M)
  • 20 Éber Bessa (M)
  • 23 Witi (M)
  • 35 Bryan Rochez (F)
  • 94 Brayan Riascos (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 Riccardo Piscitelli
  • 17 João Vigário
  • 10 Vincent Koziello
  • 11 Kenji Gorre
  • 8 Vladan Danilović
  • 14 Rúben Micael
  • 80 Mabrouk Rouai
  • 19 Pedro Mendes
  • 12 Gergely Bobál

Rio Ave

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 Pawel Kieszek (G)
  • 25 Ivo Pinto (D)
  • 6 Toni Borevković (D)
  • 33 Aderllan Santos (D)
  • 24 Pedro Amaral (D)
  • 16 Gonçalo Rodrigues (M)
  • 5 Filipe Augusto (M)
  • 18 Pelé (M)
  • 40 Ryotaro Meshino (F)
  • 7 Gelson Dala (F)
  • 21 Carlos Mané (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 Léo Vieira
  • 36 Savio
  • 20 Costinha
  • 4 Nélson Monte
  • 70 Gabrielzinho
  • 11 Francisco Geraldes
  • 8 Tarantini
  • 9 Junior Brandão
  • 10 Anderson Cruz

Timeline

  1. Nacional
    11' Nacional Goal · Normal Goal
    Dudu · Assist: L. Azouni
  2. Nacional
    16' Nacional Card · Yellow Card
    L. Azouni
  3. Nacional
    25' Nacional subst · Substitution 1
    Off: João Vigário · On: Dudu
  4. Nacional
    46' Nacional subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Rouai · On: Éber Bessa
  5. Nacional
    46' Nacional subst · Substitution 3
    Off: P. Mendes · On: B. Róchez
  6. Rio Ave
    51' Rio Ave Goal · Normal Goal
    Aderllan Santos
  7. Nacional
    56' Nacional subst · Substitution 4
    Off: K. Gorré · On: Witi
  8. Rio Ave
    62' Rio Ave subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Francisco Geraldes · On: Guga
  9. Nacional
    71' Nacional subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Ruben
  10. Rio Ave
    73' Rio Ave subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Juninho Brandão · On: R. Meshino
  11. Rio Ave
    84' Rio Ave Card · Yellow Card
    Filipe Augusto
  12. Rio Ave
    87' Rio Ave subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Savio · On: Pelé
  13. Rio Ave
    87' Rio Ave subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Gabrielzinho · On: Pedro Amaral
  14. Rio Ave
    90'+4 Rio Ave Goal · Normal Goal
    Carlos Mané · Assist: Savio

Match Stats

Stat Nacional Rio Ave
Fouls 13 6
Pass Accuracy 64% 76%
Offsides — —
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 12 36
Corners 1 16
Total Passes 278 464
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 3 12
Shots on Target 2 14
Shots off Target 7 10
Possession 36% 64%
Accurate Passes 178 352
Shots Inside Box 7 24
Saves 12 1
Shots Outside Box 5 12

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Nacional took an early lead through Dudu's goal, but Rio Ave remained resilient and equalized through Aderllan Santos in the second half
  • ▸ The turning point came in the 90th minute when Carlos Mané scored the winning goal for Rio Ave, securing a crucial victory for their Primeira Liga campaign