Nacional vs Braga

Nacional beat Braga 1-0 at the Choupana on Sunday, defending for most of the afternoon against a visiting side that created chances and could not finish them. The result came in round nine of the Primeira Liga. Miguel Baeza scored the only goal in the 19th minute. Song Min-kyu sent a low cross in from the left and Baeza hit a first-time low shot past Bernardo Fontes. The referee, José Bessa, took several minutes to check for offside against Njoya Abdel. He kept the goal, ruling that the Braga player had deliberately challenged for the ball. Braga pushed hard after that. Pau Victor headed wide in the 34th minute, João Moutinho sent a free kick just past the left post in the 52nd, and Fran Navarro hit the crossbar with a header in the 70th, then shot wide a minute later. Nacional had around 30% of the ball at half-time but kept their lead. The win follows a Taça de Portugal exit at Sanjoanense and seven defeats in nine games for Nacional. Braga face Famalicão in the Taça da Liga on 29 October.