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Nacional and Santa Clara form a Primeira Liga matchup with a broader overall edge for Santa Clara and clear responses from Nacional. Santa Clara won 1–0 away on 30 March 2025, while Nacional won 2–0 at home on 4 November 2024. They drew 3–3 at Nacional on 11 January 2026. In the Taça de Portugal on 11 January 2024, the match was 0–0 at full time and 1–1 after extra time.
Past matches, Nacional vs Santa Clara
Match center
Starting eleven
Starting XI Santa Clara
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1G
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2D
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23D
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4D
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5D
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6M
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41M
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99M
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8M
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70M
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9F
Nacional Starting XI
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G
1
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D
34
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D
6
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D
38
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M
52
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M
28
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M
26
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M
7
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F
8
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F
99
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F
10
Substitutes Santa Clara
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12G
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42D
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20M
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37F
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85D
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88
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11F
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17M
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21D
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22M
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7F
Nacional Substitutes
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G
50
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M
22
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M
15
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M
30
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D
2
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M
23
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M
88
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M
11
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D
33
Match events
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19'⚽G. Paciencia Normal Goal
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21'⚽G. Paciencia Normal Goal (Asst: Diogo Calila)
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24'Vinicius Lopes Yellow Card
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36'⚽Liziero Penalty
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39'Daniel Borges Yellow Card
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40'Wesley Gasolina Yellow Card
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45'⚽M. Baeza Normal Goal
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61'F. Soares J. Silva
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67'Welinton Torrao Vinicius Lopes
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67'T. Ribeiro J. Tavares
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68'T. Ribeiro J. Tavares
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68'Welinton Torrao Vinicius Lopes
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69'F. Soares Yellow Card
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70'F. Soares Yellow Card
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72'S. Gavriel M. Baeza
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72'D. I. de la Cruz Wesley Gasolina
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73'D. I. de la Cruz Wesley Gasolina
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79'Rildo Daniel Borges
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79'Fernando Sorriso
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80'Deivison Daniel Junior
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80'Mateus Iseppe M. Jensen
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80'Fernando Sorriso
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80'Mateus Iseppe M. Jensen
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80'Deivison Daniel Junior
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85'Lucas Soares Diogo Calila
Stats for this game
Matchup Nacional VS Santa Clara
Santa Clara hold the wider position
Santa Clara’s 1–0 away win at Nacional on 30 March 2025 gives them a direct success in Nacional’s setting, while the 3–3 draw there on 11 January 2026 shows that the home side can also make the contest highly competitive. Santa Clara therefore carry the broader position, but the scorelines do not point to a simple home-and-away script. Nacional’s 2–0 home win on 4 November 2024 remains a clear response.
The cup tie needs its extra-time context
The Taça de Portugal meeting on 11 January 2024 was 0–0 at full time and 1–1 after extra time. Keeping those stages distinct is important: the match was level after regulation play and remained level after the additional period. Alongside the league wins and draw, that tie reinforces the fixture’s capacity for close margins. Future meetings will test whether Santa Clara can extend their wider edge or whether Nacional can create another home answer.