The time is almost upon us for the Nacional vs Rio Ave Primeira Liga match as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the players have now been announced.
Let’s look at the starting XI for Nacional which has been officially confirmed as:
Nacional
Kaique Pereira Azarias #1
Also known as Kaique
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
José Manuel Mendes Gomes #5
Also known as Gomes
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal
José Vitor Lima Cardoso #38
Also known as Vitor
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Goiana, Brazil
Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos #34
Also known as Santos
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Alan Núñez #2
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Age: 21
Igor Matheus Liziero Pereira #28
Also known as Liziero
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Jales, Brazil
Matheus Dos Santos Dias #6
Also known as Dias
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Joel Filipe Organista Silva #16
Also known as Joel Silva
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Portugal
Paulo Henrique Pereira da Silva #11
Also known as Bóia
Forward
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 62kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brasília, Brazil
Gabriel Veron Fonseca Souza
Also known as Veron
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Açu, Brazil
Jesús Ramírez #9
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 27
The starting line-up for Rio Ave has also been confirmed as:
Rio Ave
Kevin Chamorro #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Costa Rica
Place of birth: Liberia, Costa Rica
Nelson Abbey #6
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 22
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Jakub Brabec #32
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Czechia
Place of birth: Prague, Czechia
Francisco Petrasso #23
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
João Tomé Esteves Baptista #20
Also known as Tomé
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Marios Vrousai #17
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Greece
Place of birth: Nafpaktos, Greece
Brandon Aguilera #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Costa Rica
Place of birth: Naranjo, Costa Rica
Tamás Nikitscher
Midfielder
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Hungary
Place of birth: Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
Dario Špikić #18
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Croatia
Place of birth: Zagreb, Croatia
André Luiz Inácio da Silva #11
Also known as Luiz
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Clayton Fernandes Silva #9
Also known as Clayton
Forward
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Belo, Brazil
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