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Santa Clara and Nacional Liga Portugal season opener

Overview

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

In the second round of the I Liga, 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 with his team’s first-half performance, noting that they “paid dearly for early mistakes.” Although Académico de Viseu controlled much of the second half and created several dangerous opportunities, they were unable to convert. The win moved Santa Clara temporarily to second place in the standings, while Académico de Viseu sits in 14th place with one point.

Entities

Santa Clara · João Gião · Nacional · Gonçalo Paciência · Bruno Pinheiro

Timeline

  1. 2 days 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.

  2. 7 days 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.

  3. 9 days 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 · all-around.net · cdnacional.pt · dnoticias.pt · esporte.ig.com.br · esportenaredemt.com.br · estacaodiariajornal.sapo.pt · futebolbrasil.iol.pt · jornalacores9.pt · maisfutebol.iol.pt · mediotejo.net · radiogeice.com · record.xl.pt · sapo.pt · snowsahara.exblog.jp

This summary has been updated 2 times: see revision history