The Paços de Ferreira won at the stadium Moreirense (0-1), in a match of the seventh day postponed by covid, and climbed to European positions by placing fifth in the Portugal League.
The meeting, which had been postponed due to a covid outbreak in Moreirense, ended with a goal from the Brazilian Douglas Tank in the 10th minute, which certified the candidacy of Paços de Ferreira to play in Europe next season.
The victory places them fifth with 14 points, two less than Porto and just before facing difficult challenges in the next two days, when they will face Benfica and Sporting.
In addition, it classifies them for the League Cup, which this year will play the first six placed in the first division and the first two in the second at the end of November.
For its part, Moreirense fell to thirteenth place, with 8 points, only one above the drop.
During the match, the Portuguese coach Vítor Oliveira, who passed away last weekend and who coached Paços in the 2018-2019 season, was honored, so the players wore his name on the shirt and Tanque dedicated the goal to him.