Nacional manages to draw 2-2 with Sporting Braga after recovering a 0-2 deficit

BRAGA. Sporting Braga recovers against Nacional with a goal on the Clayton 72' and a penalty kick on the Dudu 90'.

By
Mark Hall
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Nacional manages to draw 2-2 with Sporting Braga after recovering a 0-2 deficit

BRAGA. Sporting Braga finds the way to recover against Nacional with a goal on the Clayton 72′ and a penalty kick on the Dudu 90′. Sporting Braga was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Cidade Desportiva SC Braga stadium in Braga on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was João António Ferreira Gonçalves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sporting Braga

2 - 2

Team 1

Nacional

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 129 Attack 92
  • 42 Dangerous attack 45
  • 91 Ball safe 68
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 21 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting Braga was in firm control of the ball 59% while Nacional was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nacional was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Nacional to win the encounter​.

Sporting Braga shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nacional shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sporting Braga received 1 yellow card (Pizzi). Regarding the opposition, Nacional received 3 yellow cards (Vladan Danilovic, João Aurélio and Rúben Macedo).

Match Timeline

Pizzi- Yellow
21'
32'
35'
Vladan Danilović- Yellow
46'
46'
46'
Carlos Daniel- sub ->Witi
46'
Sérgio Marakis- sub ->Vladan Danilovic
46'
Dudu- sub ->Zé Manuel
48'
59'
João Aurélio- Yellow
59'
André Sousa- sub ->Rafa Vieira
Cristián Borja- sub ->Nuno Sequeira
60'
60'
61'
Rúben Macedo- Yellow
Bruma- sub ->Álvaro Djaló
69'
69'
72'
90'
Dudu(penalty)

Standings

Standings
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Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga
G
Tiago Sá 12.Portugal
6.8
D
Serdar Saatçı  5.Turkey
7.0
D
Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal
7.6
60'
D
Nuno Sequeira 6.Portugal
7.1
60'
D
J. Mendes 17.Sweden
6.4
M
Álvaro Djaló 14.Spain
6.2
69'
M
André Horta 10.Portugal
6.7
46'
M
Uroš Račić 19.Serbia
7.3
Goals32'
M
Pizzi 22.Portugal
7.4
69' 21'
M
Rodrigo Gomes 7.Portugal
7.4
Goals48'
F
Simon Banza 23.France
6.8
Substitutes
G
L. Horníček 91.Czech Republic
D
Vítor Tormena 3.Brazil
6.4
60'
D
Cristián Borja 26.Colombia
6.9
60'
M
Gorby 29.France
7.0
46'
M
Al-Musrati  8.Libya
F
Ricardo Horta   21.Portugal
F
Iuri Medeiros 45.Portugal
6.2
69'
F
Bruma 27.Portugal
6.5
69'
F
Abel Ruiz 9.Spain

Sporting Braga started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim decided to play with the following team: Tiago Sá (6.8), Josafat Mendes (6.4), Paulo Oliveira (7.6), Serdar Saatçı (7.0), Nuno Sequeira (7.1), Uroš Račić (7.3), André Horta (6.7), Rodrigo Gomes (7.4), Pizzi (7.4), Álvaro Djaló (6.2) and Simon Banza (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lukáš Horníček, Vítor Tormena (6.4), Cristián Borja (6.9), Ricardo Horta, Iuri Medeiros (6.2), Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Mutassim Al Musrati, Bruma (6.5), Abel Ruíz and Jean-Baptiste Gorby (7.0).

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 5 changes: André Horta for Gorby Jean Baptiste (46′), Paulo Oliveira for Vitor Tormena (60′), Nuno Sequeira for Cristian Borja (60′), Álvaro Djaló for Bruma (69′) and Pizzi for Iuri Medeiros (69′).

Best player: Paulo Oliveira​

The most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Paulo Oliveira.

His rating is (7.6) with 70 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Nacional – Formation

Nacional
G
Lucas França 37.Brazil
6.2
D
João Aurélio 2.Portugal
5.9
59'
D
Clayton 40.Brazil
7.3
Goals72'
D
Rafa Vieira 3.Portugal
6.3
59'
D
José Gomes 5.Portugal
6.3
M
Vladan Danilović 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
46' 35'
M
Jota 20.Portugal
6.8
M
Luís Esteves 10.Portugal
7.0
46'
F
Zé Manuel 29.Portugal
6.6
46'
F
Rúben Macedo 70.Portugal
6.5
61'
F
Witi 11.Mozambique
6.3
46'
Substitutes
G
Rui Encarnação 1.Portugal
D
André Sousa 55.Portugal
6.8
59'
D
Paulo Vitor 4.Brazil
M
Sérgio Marakis 21.Portugal
5.9
46'
M
Martim 30.Portugal
M
Carlos Daniel 28.Portugal
6.9
46'
F
Pipe Gómez 22.Colombia
7.1
46'
F
Dudu 99.Brazil
6.6
46' Goals90'
F
Bruno Gomes 9.Brazil

Nacional started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Filipe Manuel Nunes Cândido played with: Lucas França (6.2), João Aurélio (5.9), Clayton (7.3), Rafael Vieira (6.3), José Gomes (6.3), Vladan Danilović (7.0), Jota (6.8), Luís Esteves (7.0), Rúben Macedo (6.5), Zé Manuel (6.6) and Witi (6.3).

They had on the bench: Rui Encarnação, André Sousa (6.8), Paulo Vitor, Sérgio Marakis (5.9), Luis Gómez (7.1), Dudu (6.6), Martim Gustavo, Bruno Gomes and Carlos Daniel (6.9).

Substitutions

Nacional made 5 changes: Witi for Carlos Daniel (46′), Vladan Danilovic for Sérgio Marakis (46′), Luís Esteves for Luis Gómez (46′), Zé Manuel for Dudu (46′) and Rafa Vieira for André Sousa (59′).

Best player: Clayton​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nacional was Clayton.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 33 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Taça De Portugal.​