Torreense U23 rallies past Santa Clara U23 on Tuesday

LISBON (Interstat) — Torreense U23 erased a two-goal deficit and beat Santa Clara U23 3-2 on Tuesday in a football match at Complexo Desportivo Laranjeiras. Santa Clara opened quickly when Luiz Otavio scored in the second minute, and Winilson Lopez added a goal in the ninth. Torreense answered with a goal in the 32nd minute, then drew level with another in the 59th. Torreense scored once before halftime and twice after the break. Torreense completed the comeback with the decisive goal in the 85th minute. Luiz Otavio and Winilson Lopez were Santa Clara’s key performers, each scoring once. Torreense’s competition record improved to 4-2, and its overall record is also 4-2. Santa Clara fell to 0-4-3 in the competition and 0-4-3 across all competitions. The result followed Torreense’s recent win at Academico Viseu U23 and continued a difficult run for Santa Clara, which remains without a victory this season.