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Nacional defeated Casa Pia 3-1 in a thrilling match played at Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira, on March 16th, 2025, as part of matchday 26 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. The match, officiated by Sergio Guelho from Portugal, was marked by high intensity and goal-scoring opportunities for both teams.
Casa Pia dominated possession (55%), but Nacional proved more clinical in attack. Daniel Penha opened the scoring for Nacional just before halftime (45′). Casa Pia quickly equalized after the restart with a goal from G. Larrazabal (49′). However, Nacional showed greater effectiveness in the second half, with goals from Paulinho Boia (60′) and Joel (75′) securing the victory.
Although Casa Pia had more possession and corners (5), Nacional outshot them on target (6 to 3), demonstrating greater accuracy. Both teams received one yellow card each. The match ended 3-1 in favor of Nacional, a result that reflects the home team’s efficiency against Casa Pia’s greater possession.
Substitutions casa pia: at minute 46 J. Livolant came in and K. Osundina went out., at minute 46 A. Kraev came in and R. Brito went out., at minute 69 H. Pereira came in and Miguel Sousa went out., at minute 84 M. Svensson came in and D. Tchamba went out.
Substitutions nacional: at minute 63 Joel came in and Isaac went out., at minute 63 R. Macedo came in and Dudu went out., at minute 69 Matheus Dias came in and Daniel Penha went out., at minute 70 F. Yamada came in and Paulinho Boia went out., at minute 90 A. Sousa came in and L. Esteves went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nacional
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