Sporting target scores twice as Braga win at Nacional | OneFootball

Braga won at home this Saturday, February 28, against Nacional by 2-1 with a brace from Rodrigo Zalazar, a player from the Arsenalistas coveted by Sporting. The winning goal for the Minho team came only during stoppage time.

Carlos Vicens’ team found an easy path to Kaique’s goal and opened the scoring as early as the 11th minute through the Uruguayan player. In the 15th minute, Gabri Martínez found the net, but the goal was disallowed for a foul on the islanders’ goalkeeper. In the 30th minute, Víctor Gómez brought the warriors close to 2-0 again, but missed the target.

The shot, however, served to wake up Nacional, who hit the woodwork several times. Before halftime, bad news for the Minho side: Barisic got injured and left the pitch, being replaced by Paulo Oliveira. In the second half, in the 59th minute, after several attempts, Paulinho Bóia scored the equalizer.

Nacional kept pressing, with Chucho Ramírez’s header in the 81st minute going wide. Braga appealed for a penalty in the 88th and 90th minutes, first for a foul on Zalazar in the box, and then for a handball by Matheus Dias. The latter was awarded and the ‘number 10’, in the 90’+6’, did not miss.

In 2025/26, Rodrigo Zalazar – valued at 20 million euros – has 20 goals and five assists over 37 matches with 2,668 minutes played. The midfielder was responsible for Braga’s draw against Sporting (1-1), at Alvalade, having scored a penalty already in stoppage time.

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