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Santa Clara season start and Gonçalo Paciência form

Overview

The 2026/27 Liga Portugal season began with a 2-2 draw between Santa Clara and Nacional at the Estádio de São Miguel. Santa Clara took an early lead through two goals from Gonçalo Paciência in the 19th and 21st minutes, but Nacional responded before halftime with an Igor Liziero penalty in the 36th minute and an equalizer from Miguel Baeza in the 45th minute. Nacional coach João Gião noted his team showed character to fight back despite defensive errors and physical challenges.

In the second round, Santa Clara secured a 1-0 victory against Académico de Viseu at Fontelo. The match marked Académico de Viseu’s return to the top flight after 37 years. The decisive goal was scored by Gonçalo Paciência in the 14th minute via a penalty kick following a foul by Rúben Pereira on Sorriso. Académico de Viseu coach Bruno Pinheiro expressed disappointment, noting his team “paid dearly for early mistakes.” This win moved Santa Clara to a provisional second place in the standings.

Santa Clara continued their strong start in the third round with a 1-0 win over Famalicão at the Estádio de São Miguel. Gonçalo Paciência scored the decisive goal in the 22nd minute, marking his fourth goal of the championship and tying him with Benfica’s Pavlidis for the top scorer position. Famalicão manager Carlos Carvalhal noted a lack of aggression in his team’s first half but observed improved intensity in the second.

In the fifth round, Santa Clara extended their unbeaten streak with a victory against Rio Ave at the Estádio de São Miguel. Brenner opened the scoring in the third minute. The win brought Santa Clara to a total of 11 points from five matches, comprising three wins and two draws.

Entities

Santa Clara · Gonçalo Paciência · Estádio de São Miguel · João Gião · Nacional

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Timeline

  1. 26 days ago

    [SPORTS] 4 sources
    Santa Clara defeats Rio Ave to extend unbeaten start

    Santa Clara defeated Rio Ave at Estádio de São Miguel to maintain an unbeaten start to the I Liga season, reaching 11 points after five matches.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 4 sources
    Santa Clara defeats Famalicão behind Paciência goal

    Santa Clara defeated Famalicão behind a goal from Gonçalo Paciência. Famalicão coach Carlos Carvalhal criticized his team's first-half aggression following the loss.

  3. about 2 months ago

    [SPORTS] 8 sources
    Santa Clara defeats Académico de Viseu 1-0 in I Liga

    Santa Clara defeated Académico de Viseu 1-0 in the I Liga, thanks to a 14th-minute penalty by Gonçalo Paciência, marking Viseu's first home match in the top flight in 37 years.

  4. about 2 months ago

    [SPORTS] 5 sources
    Santa Clara and Nacional draw 2-2 in I Liga opener

    Santa Clara and Nacional drew 2-2 in their opening I Liga match of the 2026/27 season, after Nacional overturned a two-goal lead scored by Gonçalo Paciência.

  5. about 2 months ago

    [SPORTS] 7 sources
    Santa Clara and Nacional to open Liga Portugal season

    Santa Clara and Nacional face off in the 2026/27 Liga Portugal season opener at Estádio de São Miguel, with Santa Clara entering as favorites.

Sources

abola.pt · acorianooriental.pt · all-around.net · cdnacional.pt · diarioviseu.pt · dnoticias.pt · esporte.ig.com.br · esportenaredemt.com.br · estacaodiariajornal.sapo.pt · futebolbrasil.iol.pt · jornalacores9.pt · jornaldeabrantes.sapo.pt · maisfutebol.iol.pt · mediotejo.net · ominho.pt · radiogeice.com · record.xl.pt · sapo.pt · snowsahara.exblog.jp

This summary has been updated 5 times: see revision history