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Rio Ave vs Nacional 3-2

Rio Ave crestRio Ave

3-2

FT

Nacional crestNacional
  • Sebastian Clemensen39'
  • Diogo Bezerra57'
  • Jalen Blesa (P)72'
  • N. Kader32'
  • N. Kader59'
Kick-off
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 14:30 (UTC)
Venue
Estádio dos Arcos, Condi Town
Referee
Carlos Macedo

Match timeline

  1. 90+1’Yellow cardRio Ave crestRio AveRoland Galcik
  2. 81’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalJoel da Silva ONN. Kader OFF
  3. 81’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalStavros Gavriel ONSong Min-kyu OFF
  4. 78’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveTamble Ulisses Folgado Monteiro ONJalen Blesa OFF
  5. 78’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalAllen Obando ONMatchoi Djaló OFF
  6. 76’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveDiogo Nascimento ONDiogo Bezerra OFF
  7. 76’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveSimón García ONMalik Sellouki OFF
  8. 73’Yellow cardRio Ave crestRio AveJalen Blesa
Show 12 earlier events
  1. 72’Penalty goalRio Ave crestRio AveJalen Blesa3 – 2
  2. 69’VAR checkRio Ave crestRio AveJalen BlesaPenalty confirmed
  3. 68’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalFernando Nava Ortega ONDaniel de Melo Araujo Junior OFF
  4. 68’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalMiguel Baeza ONChiheb Labidi OFF
  5. 63’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveRoland Galcik ONSebastian Clemensen OFF
  6. 63’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveFrancisco Petrasso ONMiguel Patricío OFF
  7. 59’Goal!Nacional crestNacionalN. Kader2 – 2
  8. 57’Goal!Rio Ave crestRio AveDiogo BezerraAssist: Sebastian Clemensen2 – 1
  9. 54’Red cardRio Ave crestRio AveJoão Tomé Baptista
  10. 50’Yellow cardRio Ave crestRio AveJoão Tomé Baptista
  11. 39’Goal!Rio Ave crestRio AveSebastian Clemensen1 – 1
  12. 32’Goal!Nacional crestNacionalN. KaderAssist: Chico Gonçalves0 – 1
  13. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Rio Ave crestRio AveNacionalNacional crest
  • 56%Possession44%
  • 11Shots13
  • 1.74xG1.27
  • 7Shots on Target5
  • 8Corners8
  • 7Fouls17
  • 0Offsides3
  • 3Saves3
  • 422Passes315
  • 2Yellow Cards0
  • 1Red Cards0

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Rio Ave crestRio Ave4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 32Hugo
  2. 20Tomé
  3. 54Liavas
  4. 39Mancha
  5. 17Vrousai
  6. 5Ntoi
  7. 19Sellouki
  8. 80Clemmensen
  9. 79Patricio
  10. 7Bezerra
  11. 11Blesa

Substitutions

  1. 63’↑30 R. Galčík↓ Sebastian Clemensen
  2. 63’↑23 F. Petrasso↓79 M. Patricio
  3. 76’↑90 Diogo Nascimento↓7 Diogo Bezerra
  4. 76’↑3 S. Garcia↓19 M. Sellouki
  5. 78’↑9 Tamble Monteiro↓11 J. Blesa

Unused substitutes 60 Caike, 27 T. Medina, 44 T. Nikitscher, 70 A. Wenck, 8 Ryan Guilherme, 99 E. van der Gouw, 77 D. Špikić

Coach Vasco Seabra

Nacional crestNacional4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Bellucci
  2. 88Deivison
  3. 33Gonçalves
  4. 38Vitor
  5. 21Kokolo
  6. 15Labidi
  7. 31Dongmo
  8. 10Júnior
  9. 20Djaló
  10. 12Min-Kyu
  11. 29Kader

Substitutions

  1. 68’↑ Fernando Nava Ortega↓10 Daniel Júnior
  2. 68’↑8 Miguel Baeza↓15 C. Labidi
  3. 78’↑9 A. Obando↓20 Matchoi Djaló
  4. 81’↑26 Joel da Silva↓29 N. Kader
  5. 81’↑11 S. Gavriel↓12 Song Min-Kyu

Unused substitutes 2 Daniel Isai de la Cruz de la Cruz, 13 João Gonçalves, 17 F. Nava, 14 Ivanildo Fernandes, 7 M. Jensen

Coach Alexandre Santos

Match facts

Competition
Primeira Liga
Round
Matchday 8
Date
Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Kick-off
14:30 (UTC)
Venue
Estádio dos Arcos, Condi Town
Referee
Carlos Macedo
Rio Ave coach
Vasco Seabra
Nacional coach
Alexandre Santos

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1FC Porto crestFC Porto8800+1624
2Benfica crestBenfica8611+1719
3Sporting CP crestSporting CP8530+1118
4Santa Clara crestSanta Clara8530+818
5Arouca crestArouca8422+414
14Rio Ave crestRio Ave8215-97
16Nacional crestNacional8116-94

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  3. L
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Player ratings

  1. 1S. Clemmensen8.5
  2. 2J. Blesa7.3
  3. 3Diogo Bezerra7.0
  4. 4R. Galčík6.8
  5. 5Gustavo Mancha6.7
  6. 6M. Patricio6.7
  7. 7Tamble Monteiro6.6
  8. 8Vitor Hugo6.5
  9. 9M. Vrousai6.5
  10. 10G. Liavas6.4
  11. 11M. Sellouki6.4
  12. 12F. Petrasso6.2
  13. 13A. Ntoi6.1
  14. 14Diogo Nascimento6.0
  15. 15S. Garcia6.0
  16. 16João Tomé5.4
  17. 17D. Špikić0.0
  18. 18E. van der Gouw0.0
  19. 19Ryan Guilherme0.0
  20. 20A. Wenck0.0
  21. 21T. Nikitscher0.0
  22. 22T. Medina0.0
  23. 23Caike0.0
  1. 1N. Kader8.5
  2. 2Francisco Gonçalves6.8
  3. 3A. Obando6.6
  4. 4Song Min-Kyu6.5
  5. 5Miguel Baeza6.4
  6. 6Deivison6.3
  7. 7W. Kokolo6.3
  8. 8F. Nava6.2
  9. 9Zé Vitor6.1
  10. 10C. Labidi6.1
  11. 11Matchoi Djaló6.0
  12. 12Joel da Silva5.9
  13. 13S. Gavriel5.8
  14. 14Renato Bellucci5.7
  15. 15D. Dongmo5.6
  16. 16Daniel Júnior5.4
  17. 17Daniel Isai de la Cruz de la Cruz0.0
  18. 18João Gonçalves0.0
  19. 19Ivanildo Fernandes0.0
  20. 20M. Jensen0.0

Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.

MVP of the match

N. Kader
8.5

N. Kader

Nacional crestNacional

2
Goals
0
Assists

Rated 8.5, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 81 minutes.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Rio Ave crestRio Ave
W-D-L
1-1-3
Scored / match
1.0
Conceded / match
2.4
Nacional crestNacional
W-D-L
0-0-5
Scored / match
0.6
Conceded / match
2.6

Fan predictions

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  • Rio Ave crestRio AveResult0%
  • Draw0%
  • Nacional crestNacional0%

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What happened

Match report

Rio Ave beat Nacional 3-2 at Estádio dos Arcos after a penalty from Jalen Blesa on 72 minutes decided the match. Nacional led twice, and Rio Ave found the extra goal after VAR confirmed the spot-kick.

N. Kader put Nacional ahead in the 32nd minute, finishing from Chico Gonçalves, before Sebastian Clemensen equalised in the 39th minute. That left it 1-1 at half-time.

Rio Ave moved in front on 57 minutes when Diogo Bezerra scored from Sebastian Clemensen's assist, only for N. Kader to score again two minutes later and make it 2-2. João Tomé Baptista was booked on 50 minutes, then sent off on 54, and Rio Ave restored the lead through Blesa after the VAR check on 69 minutes. Rio Ave made two changes on 63 minutes and two more on 76, while Nacional made two changes on 68 and two more on 81. Blesa was booked on 73 minutes, and Roland Galcik was booked in stoppage time.

Rio Ave had 56% of the ball and 422 passes to Nacional's 315, while Nacional had more shots, 13 to 11. Rio Ave had 7 shots on target to Nacional's 5, both sides had 8 corners, Rio Ave were caught offside none times to Nacional's 3, and the save count was 3 apiece. The xG figures were 1.74 for Rio Ave and 1.27 for Nacional, while Rio Ave also committed 7 fouls to Nacional's 17.

Rio Ave were shown 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, with João Tomé Baptista booked on 50 minutes before his red on 54 and Roland Galcik cautioned on 90+1. Nacional finished without a booking.

Match record

Competition
Primeira Liga
Round
Matchday 8
Kick-off
Venue
Estádio dos Arcos, Condi Town
Referee
Carlos Macedo
Match ID
cornerflick:match:rio-ave-vs-nacional-primeira-liga-2026-10-11

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20 events

  1. 32’Goal!Nacional crestNacionalN. KaderAssist: Chico Gonçalves0 – 1
  2. 39’Goal!Rio Ave crestRio AveSebastian Clemensen1 – 1
  3. 50’Yellow cardRio Ave crestRio AveJoão Tomé Baptista
  4. 54’Red cardRio Ave crestRio AveJoão Tomé Baptista
  5. 57’Goal!Rio Ave crestRio AveDiogo BezerraAssist: Sebastian Clemensen2 – 1
  6. 59’Goal!Nacional crestNacionalN. Kader2 – 2
  7. 63’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveRoland Galcik ONSebastian Clemensen OFF
  8. 63’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveFrancisco Petrasso ONMiguel Patricío OFF
  9. 68’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalFernando Nava Ortega ONDaniel de Melo Araujo Junior OFF
  10. 68’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalMiguel Baeza ONChiheb Labidi OFF
  11. 69’VAR checkRio Ave crestRio AveJalen BlesaPenalty confirmed
  12. 72’Penalty goalRio Ave crestRio AveJalen Blesa3 – 2
  13. 73’Yellow cardRio Ave crestRio AveJalen Blesa
  14. 76’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveDiogo Nascimento ONDiogo Bezerra OFF
  15. 76’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveSimón García ONMalik Sellouki OFF
  16. 78’SubstitutionRio Ave crestRio AveTamble Ulisses Folgado Monteiro ONJalen Blesa OFF
  17. 78’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalAllen Obando ONMatchoi Djaló OFF
  18. 81’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalJoel da Silva ONN. Kader OFF
  19. 81’SubstitutionNacional crestNacionalStavros Gavriel ONSong Min-kyu OFF
  20. 90+1’Yellow cardRio Ave crestRio AveRoland Galcik