FUNCHAL, Portugal (Interstat) — AVS Futebol rallied from an early deficit to defeat Nacional 2-1 on Saturday at Estádio da Madeira in a Primeira Liga match.

Filipe Soares put Nacional ahead in the fourth minute, but Pedro Lima equalized for the visitors in the 22nd minute. Guilherme Neiva Silva scored the winner in the 63rd minute. Both Pedro Lima and Guilherme Neiva Silva entered as substitutes, while Gabriel Veron, a forward, provided the assist on the winning goal. Paulo Vitor, also a substitute, had an assist.

The match featured five yellow cards and one red card. Gabriel Veron was booked in the 41st minute, Paulo Vitor in the 45th, Chiheb Labidi in the 55th, Zé Vitor in the 58th and Adriel in the 89th. Zé Vitor received a red card in third-minute stoppage time.

AVS Futebol improved to 2 wins, 17 losses and 11 draws in league play this season, and 4-18-11 across all competitions. Nacional fell to 7-13-7 in the Primeira Liga and 8-14-7 overall.

Nacional had won its previous two league matches, beating Tondela 2-0 on April 25 and Alverca 1-0 on April 18, before losing to Benfica 2-0 on April 12. AVS Futebol entered the match on a five-game winless streak in league play, with its last victory coming Feb. 15 against Estoril. The visitors had drawn three straight league games before Saturday, including a 1-1 result against Sporting Lisbon on April 26.

The teams last met on Dec. 21, 2025, when they played to a 2-2 draw in Vila das Aves. Nacional had not beaten AVS Futebol in their two most recent encounters, with the previous meeting also ending in a draw.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Nacional 1, AVS Futebol 1, while Interstat’s ELO system gave Nacional a 72.20 percent probability to win.