Santa Clara drew 2-2 with CD Nacional in the Primeira Liga, letting a two-goal lead slip before half-time. Gonçalo Paciência's quick double put the home side in control, but Nacional recovered with two goals in the closing stages of the first half.
Paciência opened the scoring on 19 minutes and added a second two minutes later, Diogo Calila providing the assist. Liziero pulled one back for Nacional on 36, and Miguel Baeza equalised on the stroke of half-time. The second half produced no further goals despite Santa Clara's pressure, with the game punctuated by four yellow cards.
Santa Clara dominated the numbers, with 19 shots to Nacional's ten, 52% possession and four big chances to one. They missed two of those big chances, and Nacional's goalkeeper made four saves. The visitors, by contrast, scored from their only big chance and made the most of a handful of openings.
