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Ofori & Bukia’s FC Arouca promoted to Primeira Liga after play-off triumph over Rio Ave

Goals from Arsenio and Jose Velazquez were enough for the Arouquenses to subdue Miguel Cardoso’s men at Estadio dos Arcos

FC Arouca have ended a five-year break from the Primeira Liga after they triumphed 5-0 on aggregate against Rio Ave in the Liga Portugal 2 play-off game played on Sunday evening.

Having won the first-leg 3-0, the Arouquenses completed a double over Miguel Cardoso’s men with a 2-0 result at Estadio dos Arcos.

First-half goal from Arsenio plus a second-half effort by Jose Velazquez were all the visitors needed to secure the victory that earned them a return to the Portuguese elite division.