Rio Ave vs Santa Clara — Taça da Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 14′Rio Ave, yellow card:
- 15′Santa Clara, penalty goal:0–1Penalty
- 17′Rio Ave, goal:1–1
- 34′Santa Clara, goal:1–2
- Half-time1 – 2
- 50′Santa Clara, yellow card:
- 59′Rio Ave, goal:2–2assist
- 62′Rio Ave, substitution:off
- 64′Santa Clara, substitution:off
- 64′Santa Clara, substitution:off
- 64′Santa Clara, substitution:off
- 67′Santa Clara, red card:
- 70′Rio Ave, substitution:off
- 74′Rio Ave, yellow card:
- 75′Rio Ave, substitution:off
- 75′Santa Clara, substitution:offRicardinho
- 76′Rio Ave, substitution:off
- 80′Santa Clara, yellow card:
- 85′Santa Clara, substitution:off
- 88′Santa Clara, yellow card:
- Full-time2 – 2
Lineups
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Match report
Rio Ave vs Santa Clara — the facts
Rio Ave and Santa Clara drew 2–2 (half-time 1–2).
Rio Ave met Santa Clara in the Taça da Liga (Group Stage - 1). Kick-off was Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 18:00 UTC at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Referee: Fábio Melo.
Team pages: Rio Ave · Santa Clara · Taça da Liga
Key moments
- 15' Goal (penalty): Luiz Phellype — 0–1
- 17' Goal: Abdul-Aziz Yakubu — 1–1
- 34' Goal: Jean Patrick — 1–2
- 59' Goal: Zé Manuel (assist: Ukra) — 2–2
- 67' Red card: Rafael Ramos
Starting line-ups
Rio Ave (4-2-3-1)
- 22 Léo Vieira
- 5 Hugo Gomes
- 13 Alhassane Sylla
- 24 Pedro Amaral
- 3 Ângelo
- 6 Guga
- 8 Vitor Gomes
- 81 Abdul-Aziz Yakubu
- 25 Zé Manuel
- 17 Ukra
- 77 Fábio Ronaldo
Santa Clara (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Ricardo Fernandes
- 17 Cristian Tassano
- 2 Rafael Ramos
- 5 João Afonso
- 6 Mansur
- 25 Hidemasa Morita
- 19 Júlio Romão
- 77 Rui Costa
- 29 Luiz Phellype
- 98 Ricardinho
- 26 Jean Patrick
About this match
On this page: the Rio Ave vs Santa Clara final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Taça da Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Rio Ave and Santa Clara team pages or the Taça da Liga page.

