Santa Clara rally floors Braga with late winner | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Santa Clara beat Braga 2-1. Rodrigo Zalazar put the visitors ahead in the 30th minute, drilling into the bottom left after Luís Pinto's pass. Goncalo Paciencia levelled for the hosts (71.), before Gabriel Silva struck the late winner from outside the box (83.). Despite having just 37.3% possession, Santa Clara produced 14 attempts to Braga's three and carried the greater threat after the break. Santa Clara visit Arouca next, while Braga host SC Freiburg in the Europa League before welcoming Estoril.

Player of the Match: Gabriel Silva decided it with a late strike and supplemented that with three key passes and nine possession wins, driving Santa Clara on both sides of the ball.

Stat of the Match: Braga mustered only three attempts, despite 62.7% possession, highlighting sterile control against a compact home defence.

Three Things We Learned: Santa Clara created more, leading attempts 14–3 despite 37.3% possession. Frederico Venancio paired seven clearances with the assist for the equaliser, anchoring the back line. Braga saw Vitor Carvalho and later Florian Grillitsch depart injured, prompting two enforced changes.