Saviolo inspires Vitória S.C. to sixth-place lift with goal and assist | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Vitória S.C. beat Nacional 2-1 at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques. Noah Saviolo opened the scoring in the 70th minute with a low finish, and Rodrigo Abascal doubled the lead (87.) from his pass. Chiheb Labidi gave the visitors late hope in the second minute of second half stoppage time. Saviolo dictated the attacking tempo with five key passes and two shots on target as the hosts registered four efforts on goal. The win lifts them from seventh to sixth, and they visit Sporting CP in the Taça da Liga next.

Player of the Match: Saviolo shaped the game with a goal, an assist and five key passes, repeatedly finding angles that unpicked Nacional's defence.

Stat of the Match: Nacional produced 14 attempts but hit the target only four times, a wasteful return that left their late rally short.

Three Things We Learned: Tony Strata's introduction mattered, his neat assist for the opener showing Vitória S.C. could change the game from the bench. Abascal scored from his only attempt, underlining clinical finishing from centre-back. Vitória S.C. completed 82.8% of their passes to manage the closing stages, compared with Nacional's 74.7%.