Rio Ave beat Nacional 2-1 on Sunday, 29 December 2024 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Goncalo Rafael dos Santos Neves. It was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.
First half: Rio Ave took the lead at 26' when Clayton scored, making the score 1-0. Nacional leveled the score at 34' when Bruno Costa scored, with the assist credited to Isaac, making the score 1-1.
Second half: Nacional made their 1st substitution at 46', with Lucas França replacing Rui Encarnação. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 62', with João Novais replacing Tiago Morais. VAR intervened at 70' for Rio Ave (Penalty confirmed). Rio Ave took the lead at 73' when Clayton scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Isaac replacing Dyego Sousa. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Clayton replacing Koka. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Ole Pohlmann replacing A. Oudrhiri. Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 78', with João Aurélio replacing A. Appiah. Nacional made their 4th substitution at 78', with Bruno Costa replacing Daniel Penha. Nacional made their 5th substitution at 78', with Dudu replacing C. Labidi. El Hadji Djibril Soumaré received a yellow card for Nacional at 80'. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with Kiko Bondoso replacing F. Petrasso. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with B. Aguilera replacing Vitor Gomes.
Rio Ave used 5 substitutions while Nacional used 5 substitutions. Nacional got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Rio Ave outshot their opponent (20-13).
- Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
- Rio Ave had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).
