Sporting Lisbon and Porto face at Estádio Nacional, in a match for this phase of the Taça de Portugal (Final). The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there were 4 draws and 4 wins for each team in the last 12 games they played. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 05-18-2019, ended with the victory of Porto by (2-1).
Sporting Lisboa:
Until reaching this stage of the Taça de Portugal (Final), the team eliminated: Benfica, Feirense, Rio Ave, Lusitano FCV and Loures. The team comes to this match after a defeat with Porto by (2-1). Sporting Lisboa won 5 and lost 1 of their last 6 matches for the Taça de Portugal. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in all of the last 6 matches for this competition. The team usually has no problem opening the scoring: it marked the first goal in 13 of the last 15 games, of these 13 came to the break in advantage in 9 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 10.
Sporting Lisbon reached this final of the Portuguese Cup after beating rival Benfica in the previous round: they lost the first leg 2-1, but won the second leg 1-0. It should be noted that he comes to this match with a defeat, 2-1, precisely against the opponent of this final. Thus, coach Marcel Keizer must maintain the usual 4-3-3, Luiz Phellype being the most advanced player in the green and white team. The aforementioned player goes through a great phase of the season, since he scored 8 goals in the last 8 games. On the other hand, Bruno Fernandes is the great scorer of Sporting, with 32 goals in 52 games. It should be noted that the Leon Club has shown enormous competition when it comes to finishing the offensive plays, since in the 10 matches it scored an average of 2.4 goals per game. For this match the Dutch coach can not count on Battaglia, Geraldes and Dourica, all with physical problems.
Porto:
Until reaching this stage of the Taça de Portugal (Final), the team eliminated: Sporting Braga, Leixões, Moreirense, Belenenses and Vila Real. In the last match that they disputed, for the Primeira Liga, they beat Sporting Lisboa by (2-1). In the last 6 matches for the Taça de Portugal Porto register 5 wins and 1 draw. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in all of the last 6 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 3.
FC Porto came to this game with a 2-1 win at the reception at Sporting, adding in this way the third successive win, all for the Portuguese championship: the goals of the team were scored by Danilo Pereira and Herrera. In the semifinals of the Portuguese Cup, the blue and white team beat Braga. In this decisive game, coach Sérgio Conceição must play in 4-3-3, benefiting possession of the ball and attacks by the flanks, especially through the left. The Brazilian Tiquinho Soares is the great scorer of FC Porto, with 22 goals in 40 official matches. In the 10 games played it is possible to notice that the dragons present great quality in both sectors, since they scored on average 2 goals and suffered on average 1 goal per game. The entire template is available for this game.
