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Nacional vs Santa Clara – Lineups & Match Details

Nacional and Santa Clara drew 3-3. Goals: Vinícius Lopes (4'), Paulo Victor (15'), C. Ramírez (21'), C. Ramírez (38' pen.), C. Ramírez (50'), Elias Manoel (90'). Nacional had 46% possession against Santa Clara's 54%. Shots on target: 5-6.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 16

Sunday, 11 January 2026

NacionalNacional

3 - 3

Full Time

HT: 2 - 2

Santa ClaraSanta Clara

Referee: Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo, Portugal

Lineups

NacionalNacional4-4-2
Kaique Pereira1Kaique PereiraG
J. Aurelio2J. AurelioD
Leo Santos34Leo SantosD
Ze Vitor38Ze VitorD
Jose Gomes5Jose GomesD
Pablo Ruan99Pablo RuanM
Matheus Dias6Matheus DiasM
Liziero28LizieroM
Paulinho Boia11Paulinho BoiaM
M. Baeza8M. BaezaF
J. Ramirez9J. RamirezF

Substitutes

37Lucas FrancaG
7WitiF
10Daniel JuniorM
15C. LabidiM
18A. SousaM
19L. JoaoF
24L. VallierD
33C. GoncalvesD
88DeivisonM
Santa ClaraSanta Clara3-1-4-2
Gabriel Batista1Gabriel BatistaG
S. Lima23S. LimaD
L. Rocha13L. RochaD
H. Silva94H. SilvaD
J. Tavares65J. TavaresM
Lucas Soares42Lucas SoaresM
Serginho35SerginhoM
Gustavo Klismahn77Gustavo KlismahnM
Paulo Victor64Paulo VictorM
Vinicius Lopes70Vinicius LopesF
Gabriel Silva10Gabriel SilvaF

Substitutes

12NenecaG
2Diogo CalilaD
6Adriano FirminoM
7Elias ManoelF
8P. FerreiraM
11BrennerF
21F. VenancioD
49Welinton TorraoF

Match Events

4'G

Vinícius Lopes

6'Y

Léo Santos

15'G

Paulo Victor

21'G

C. Ramírez

Assist: Paulinho Bóia

24'Y

Sidney Lima

30'Y

Pablo Ruan

38'P

C. Ramírez

46'S

Pablo Ruan

Substitution 1

46'S

João Aurélio

Substitution 2

50'G

C. Ramírez

Assist: Liziero

52'Y

José Luís Rocha Tavares

65'S

H. Silva

Substitution 1

65'S

José Luís Rocha Tavares

Substitution 2

71'Y

Klismahn

72'Y

Matheus Dias

76'S

Paulinho Bóia

Substitution 3

76'S

Miguel Baeza

Substitution 4

76'S

Klismahn

Substitution 3

76'S

Serginho

Substitution 4

81'Y

Kaique

83'S

Paulo Victor

Substitution 5

90'+5Y

Luís Rocha

90'S

Liziero

Substitution 5

90'G

Elias Manoel

Assist: Gabriel Batista

Statistics

Nacional
46%54%
Santa Clara
1.98Expected Goals (xG)2.47
13Total Shots22
5Shots on Target6
2Corners8
14Fouls11
1Offsides1
80Pass Accuracy (%)81
4Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nacional host Santa Clara on Sunday, 11 January 2026. The kick-off time is 15:30 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Nacional go into the match 14th in the table; Santa Clara sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nacional have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Santa Clara have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 30 Mar 2025: Nacional 0-1 Santa Clara; 4 Nov 2024: Nacional 2-0 Santa Clara; 11 Apr 2021: Nacional 1-5 Santa Clara. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nacional and Santa Clara drew 3-3. Nacional scored through C. Ramírez 21', C. Ramírez 38' (pen.), C. Ramírez 50'. Santa Clara replied with Vinícius Lopes 4', Paulo Victor 15', Elias Manoel 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nacional held 46% of the ball against 54% for Santa Clara. Shots on target finished 5-6. Expected goals read 1.98 for Nacional, 2.47 for Santa Clara.

Verdict

The 3-3 draw gives both clubs a single point. Nacional sat 14th and Santa Clara 13th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.