Rio Ave and Casa Pia secured their return to League One yesterday, by winning their matches in the final round of League Two. The one still hoping to go up is DISP. Chaves, who lost at Vila de Conde, will compete in the playoff with Morerense.
The big game of the Tour was scheduled for Vila do Conde, which was an authentic final, with two of the three teams vying for two places to go up against each other: Rio Ave and Desp. keys. The other was Casa Pia who played in Matosinos with Lixuez.
Well the matches started in amazing fashion for Villacondens and Casabianz who showed up early on the scoreboard and defined the area in terms of the goal they were going to reach.
Rio Ave ended up winning 3-0 and thus, also became the second division champion for the third time in its history, having already won the title in 1986, 1996 and 2003. This year, after a nightmare break with Arouca, this time it was the day of celebration at Estádio dos Arcos, who was started in the first minute by Yakubu Aziz, the team’s top scorer.
Everything was going well for the team coached by Luis Freire, who in 2019-20 promoted Nacional to League One, and it was even better when Desportivo de Chaves was reduced to ten due to Luis Rocha’s dismissal. The flaviense was already dominated by Nerves, who at one glance staked all the chances in this match, with Brazilian defender Aderlan Santos playing the top scorer and scoring two goals, bringing victory and celebration to Rio Ave.
Amid the euphoria of returning to La Liga, Louis Freire praised his players for entering the match, which turned out to be crucial. “We were champions, and we were able to make a difference right away. We had a game plan, and after the second goal, the whole match was ours,” said the 36-year-old coach, noting that his team won all the head-to-head matches. Showdowns with teams that fought for promotion: “Rio Ave ended up with 70 points, which is a high score. I have a great squad, great players, great guys and that made the difference. It’s another climb that I’ve had.” About the following season, Louis Freire noted that he started “in the zone” and is confident about the future: “I think I will stay in La Liga and I will celebrate one day too.”
Casa Bia … American
A magical morning at Casa Pia in Matosinhos was much easier than this. After all, the team coached by Felipe Martins – who was hospitalized for a week in February due to the consequences of the coronavirus – fixed it in the first 16 minutes with three goals from Zac Muscat, Joao Vieira and Jota Silva. And even before the break, the young Jota Silva, the great revelation of the team, scored the fourth goal of the Lisbon team, who went to the dressing room in a festive atmosphere, although they continued to play for 45 minutes.
In the second half, Leixões still scored the honorable goal for Leo Bolgado, but Brazilian Derick Poloni in the final match of the match made the final 5-1 and made Casa Pia explode, sealing the return to the First Division. .. 83 years after one post.
Felipe Martins made no secret of his happiness and stated that “it was not an easy time”. “We set out to do something that many thought was doomed. I joined a winning group and now we’re reaping the fruits of our labor. They thought we lacked strength, but we were warriors,” said the 43-year-old. Bus coach.
Also brilliant was President Vitor Cibra Franco. He said, “After 83 years, here we are. It’s going to be hard to hold out there. Let’s see if we can at least not be some kind of lifter.”
In the distant 1938-39 season, the team coached by journalist Ricardo Ornelas won only one match, against Parérenes (2-1), otherwise they were defeated in the remaining 13 matches they played. Thinking to do better, the Kazabian people are going back to the top and for this reason, the geese – the name by which they became famous for the lively air that the students of Casa Bia paraded at the official ceremonies – now have the help of American investor Robert Platke, who is also an investor in Spezia (Italy) and Sonderjysk (Denmark), which made the old dream possible.
Interestingly, Casa Bella achieved a historic feat after being saved from relegation to the third division at the end of the 2019-20 season, due in Setubal and Desp. Aves failed to meet II Liga registration requirements, after withdrawing from the I Liga. Therefore, the foundations were laid last season (ninth place) so that the club is now celebrating.
carlos.nogueira@dn.pt