 In 2007–08, however, he was very rarely used, due to injuries and the emergence of Austrian Roland Linz, and would sign on July 2008 with Boavista FC, relegated after irregularities to the second division.Two matches into the 2008–09 season, Tomás entailed negotiations with another Qatari club, Al-Ahli (Doha), but quickly returned to Boavista.In June 2009, as his team suffered a second consecutive drop, he left for Rio Ave F.C.