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Nacional vs SC Braga – Lineups & Match Details

SC Braga beat Nacional 2-1. Goals: R. Zalazar (11'), Paulinho Bóia (59'), R. Zalazar (90' pen.). Nacional had 37% possession against SC Braga's 63%. Shots on target: 5-8.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 24

Saturday, 28 February 2026

NacionalNacional

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

SC BragaSC Braga

Referee: Diogo Rosa, Portugal

Lineups

NacionalNacional4-3-3
Kaique Pereira1Kaique PereiraG
A. Nunez16A. NunezD
Leo Santos34Leo SantosD
C. Goncalves33C. GoncalvesD
L. Vallier24L. VallierD
A. Sousa18A. SousaM
Matheus Dias6Matheus DiasM
Liziero28LizieroM
Gabriel Veron27Gabriel VeronF
J. Ramirez9J. RamirezF
Paulinho Boia11Paulinho BoiaF

Substitutes

50K. V. Medeiros de FreitasG
7WitiF
8M. BaezaM
10Daniel JuniorM
19L. JoaoF
26J. SilvaM
30WattsM
88DeivisonM
99Pablo RuanF
SC BragaSC Braga3-4-3
L. Hornicek1L. HornicekG
A. Barisic37A. BarisicD
G. Lagerbielke14G. LagerbielkeD
B. Arrey-Mbi26B. Arrey-MbiD
V. Gomez2V. GomezM
F. Grillitsch27F. GrillitschM
D. Rodrigues50D. RodriguesM
G. Martinez77G. MartinezM
R. Zalazar10R. ZalazarF
P. Victor18P. VictorF
R. Horta21R. HortaF

Substitutes

12T. SaG
5L. LeloD
8J. MoutinhoM
15P. OliveiraD
17Gabriel MoscardoM
20M. DorgelesM
34D. E. TiknazM
39F. NavarroF
41Y. da RochaM

Match Events

11'G

R. Zalazar

Assist: Pau Victor

13'Y

F. Grillitsch

26'Y

Matheus Dias

28'Y

Ricardo Horta

46'S

A. Barišić

Substitution 1

59'G

Paulinho Bóia

Assist: André Carreira Sousa

67'S

F. Grillitsch

Substitution 2

67'S

Gabri Martínez

Substitution 3

72'Y

Diego Rodrigues

74'S

Gabriel Veron

Substitution 1

74'S

André Carreira Sousa

Substitution 2

77'Y

L. Vallier

84'S

Diego Rodrigues

Substitution 4

84'S

Pau Victor

Substitution 5

90'+8S

Liziero

Substitution 3

90'+7S

L. Vallier

Substitution 4

90'P

R. Zalazar

Statistics

Nacional
37%63%
SC Braga
0.96Expected Goals (xG)2.48
14Total Shots20
5Shots on Target8
3Corners6
15Fouls15
0Offsides1
74Pass Accuracy (%)85
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nacional host SC Braga on Saturday, 28 February 2026. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Nacional go into the match 14th in the table; SC Braga sit 4th. 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: 2 losses in a row. SC Braga have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 28 Sept 2025: Nacional 1-0 SC Braga; 21 Feb 2025: Nacional 0-1 SC Braga; 20 Sept 2024: Nacional 0-3 SC Braga. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

SC Braga beat Nacional 2-1. Nacional scored through Paulinho Bóia 59'. SC Braga replied with R. Zalazar 11', R. Zalazar 90' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nacional held 37% of the ball against 63% for SC Braga. Shots on target finished 5-8. Expected goals read 0.96 for Nacional, 2.48 for SC Braga.

Verdict

SC Braga take the three points; Nacional look at a thin night for the home crowd. Nacional sat 14th and SC Braga 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.