One player's brace propels Rio Ave past Estrela Amadora | OneFootball

Jalen Blesa struck in the 27th minute to set Rio Ave on their way to a 2-1 win over Estrela Amadora. He then added a second after the restart (48.).

Blesa had already tilted the game early, arriving to meet Dário Spikic's fast-break cross and guiding a right-footed finish into the top left. Moments later, he crashed an effort off the bar from the centre of the box (33.) after Nelson Abbey's delivery.

After half time, he repeated the movement, finding space in the middle of the area to steer another Spikic pass into the bottom left (48.).

He finished with four attempts, three on target, and nine touches in the box, a tidy snapshot of a striker constantly occupying dangerous positions.

The connection with Spikic was the difference: consistent service into the corridor between centre-backs let Blesa time his runs, and Rio Ave kept Estrela Amadora retreating whenever those deliveries arrived.

Rio Ave climb from 13th to 11th and visit Estoril next. Estrela Amadora drop from 12th to 13th and host Casa Pia next.