Primeira Liga · Matchday 1: Santa Clara and Nacional drew 2-2. The match was played on Monday, 10 August 2026 at Estadio de São Miguel (Ponta Delgada); refereed by Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho, Portugal.
G. Paciencia 19' (Santa Clara) · G. Paciencia 21' (Santa Clara) · Liziero 36' (P) (Nacional) · M. Baeza 45' (Nacional)
After a 2-2 first half, the game finished 2-2.
Santa Clara held 52% of possession against 48%, attempting 19 shots to Nacional's 10.
Shots on target read 7-4 and corners 4-4.
Substitutes: Neneca, Lucas Soares, T. Ribeiro, Rildo, A. Infante, Hiago Santos, Welinton Torrao, Vasconcelos, E. Fernandes, Vitinho, Fernando
Coach: Petit
Substitutes: K. V. Medeiros de Freitas, F. Soares, C. Labidi, Watts, D. I. de la Cruz, Mateus Iseppe, Deivison, S. Gavriel, C. Goncalves
Coach: Giao Joao
Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara) — named player of the match with a 8.2 rating.