This Saturday (18), Nacional beat Alverca, 1-0, in the 30th round of the Portuguese Football League, a result that confirms AVS’s drop to the second tier.
In Funchal, Venezuelan striker Jesús Ramirez scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute, guaranteeing three important points in the fight for maintenance.
With this triumph, Nacional, which was coming off a defeat, now has 28, in 13th place, while Alverca remains in 10th, with 35.
With the points gained by the islanders, AVS saw its relegation to the II League confirmed, as it remains 18th and last with just 13 points, 12 behind Casa Pia, which is 16th, the maintenance play-off position, with two games in hand, and which has an advantage in direct confrontation.
Even in the event of a three-way tiebreaker involving Tondela, 17th, with 21, the Avesenses would always be at a disadvantage in relation to the Lisbon team, which leaves them mathematically without a chance of continuing in the top flight, two seasons after having moved up.
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