Nacional dey show say dem no gree die o. Di team wey dey fight for survival don win three of dia last four matches for Portuguese Primeira Liga. And now dem go face AVS wey don already know say dem go drop to second division.
Di match go happen for Estadio da Madeira on Saturday. Nacional wey dey 14th place with 31 points from 31 games, just five points above di relegation playoff spot. Dem don start to dey play well after months of wahala.
Last Friday, Nacional travel to face Tondela and beat dem 2-0. Jesus Ramirez score hin third goal in four games for di first half. Den Brayan Medina score own goal for di 31st minute to double di lead. Dat win be dia first away victory since October, ending 14 matches without win on di road.
Before dis run, Nacional go eight matches without win from February to March. But now dem don beat Estrela Amadora, Alverca and Tondela. Only Benfica wey dey chase title don beat dem 2-0 for April 12.
Tiago Margarido, di coach, don make di team solid again. Dem dey play as unit and di fans dey happy.
For AVS side, tings don bad. Dem go down after just two years for Primeira Liga. Dem win only one league match dis season, lose 19 of 31 games, score just 22 goals and conceed 65. Dat na di worst defense for di league.
But last Saturday, AVS show fight. Dem draw 1-1 with Sporting Lisbon wey dey chase title. Rafael Nel put Sporting ahead two minutes after halftime, but Pedro Lima convert penalty for di 66th minute to level tings.
AVS no get any away win dis season. And dem never beat Nacional for dia last five meetings since November 2023. Nacional win three and dem draw two.
For injuries, Nacional go miss Lucas Franca (thigh), Ivanildo Fernandes (muscle), Ulisses (collarbone) and Miguel Baeza (muscle). Baeza don miss last three games since April 4.
AVS go miss Kiki Afonso, Antoine Baroan, and Diego Duarte wey get injury from last match. Gustavo Mendonca dey suspended because of yellow cards. Tomane likely start for di front.
Nacional possible lineup: Pereira; Nunez, Santos, Ze Vitor, Gomes; Veron, Labidi, Liziero; Junior, Diaz, Boia.
AVS possible lineup: Adriel; Rivas, Vitor, Devenish, Pivo; Lima, Roni, Neiva; Perea, Tomane, Akinsola.
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