FC Porto B delays AVS in the fight for direct promotion to Primeira Liga – II Liga

AVS lost on Wednesday against FC Porto and was delayed in the fight for direct promotion to the Primeira Liga. The game that ended the 30th Round of the II League was marked by the expulsion of veteran striker Nené, in the second half, which left Jorge Costa’s team with less capacity to react and fight for points.

https://twitter.com/sporttvportugal/status/1783225124709110227. Following a corner, central defender Romain Correia opened the game, after some rebounds in the Aves area.

The 2-0 was the work of Wendel Silva, who took advantage of an error by the AVS defense to shoot from distance into the back of the net, in the 49th minute, https://twitter.com/sporttvportugal/status/1783237174420230282

With the victory, António Folha’s team rose to 7th place with 43 points.

AVS fell to third place, with the same 59 points as Nacional. Jorge Costa’s team is going through a mini-crisis: in the last five games in the II League, they lost three, drew one and won another. Leads Santa Clara with 63 points.

It should be remembered that the top two in the II League go directly to the Primeira Liga, the third will fight with the second-to-last team in the main championship, in a play-off to determine the last team in the I League 2024/25.