Nacional vs Gil Vicente

Nacional hosted by Setubal on Sunday afternoon, in a match where they dominated completely and won easily with 3-0, scoring all the goals in the first 34 minutes of the game. Setubal had no courage to react in the second half, so nothing changed until the final whistle. This match confirmed the excellent situation of Nacional. Three consecutive away wins and four overall in the last five games, have ensured the honorary seventh place and maintain the pressure in Guimaraes, in the battle for sixth place. Nacional is looking for European football, and they should continue in these rates against indifferent Gil Vicente. They has a first class opportunity to succeed, as Guimaraes has to play two hard games, today away to Feirense and next week against Academica. The climate is excellent to Nacional and everyone is determined to win the sixth position to the league table. Defender Luis Neto is suspended, Edgar Costa, Mihelic and Juliano, are still out.

 

Gil Vicente welcomed Guimaraes to the previous match day. They scored early with Joao Vilela, but an won goal some minutes later brought the game equal. In the second half Gil Vicente remained dominant and reached a score of 3-1. Now they guaranteed first division football for next season, and If we add to the participation in the final of the League Cup, we understand that this season was fully successful for Gil Vicente. Now, with absolutely no stress, they can continue in order to capture the best possible position in the league, and it is also a good opportunity to test some players with little time of participation. Cesar Peixoto, Sandro and Roberto are all out.

 

Nacional has a very good opportunity to fight for 6th position, against non motivated Gil Vicente. They have a more easier fixture program, and also are in better condition than Guimaraes.