Porto and Academico Viseu measured forces at Estadio Do Dragão, in a second leg of this phase of Taça de Portugal (Semi-finals), after the tie for (1‑1) in the first leg.
Porto:
The home team comes to this second leg in advantage, after the draw away by (1‑1) in the first leg, so a draw may be enough to get the qualification. The team arrives at this match after a home victory with Benfica by (3-2). In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Porto won 9 and lost 1.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 5 games. His attack has scored regularly, as he always scored at least one goal in the last 5 games for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 3.
FC Porto enters this very motivated match, after beating rival Benfica, 3-2, in a game for the Portuguese first division: the goals in favor of the blues and whites were scored by Alex Telles, Sergio Oliveira and Rúben Dias (own goal). In the first leg of the semifinal of the Portuguese Cup, FC Porto drew 1-1 with the Academician of Viseu. Due to this result, coach Sérgio Conceição must take to the field a completely offensive strategy, aligned in 4-3-3, with Luis Díaz, Moussa Marega and Tiquinho Soares as the most advanced men in the local group: the last athlete mentioned is the best gunner, with 16 goals scored. In doubt for this game is Pepe, who has some physical problems.
Viseu Academic :
The away team comes to this return game at a disadvantage, because despite the draw in the first leg they suffered 1 goal at home. In the last match he played, for the Honra League, he lost with Feirense at home by (0-1). In its last 10 away games, Academic Viseu records 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored at least one goal in each of the last 6 games for this competition. In 15 games, he only got 1 comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 8 home games for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘); He suffered 4 of his 11 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The Academician of Viseu enters this game with a defeat, 0-1, against Feirense, in a game for the Portuguese second division. We remember that those of Viseu achieved a very positive result in the first leg of this qualifying round of the Portuguese Cup, by drawing 1-1 against FC Porto. In this match at the Estadio do Dragão, coach Rui Borges must present a more defensive team, waiting for the opponent in his defensive midfield. Striker João Mário stands out so far, a player who is very fast and strong in the counterattack. On the other hand, Jean Patric is the great gunner of this club, with 6 goals scored. The visiting team must have all the players available for this second match.
