2020 Taça de Portugal Final

The 2020 Taça de Portugal Final was the last match of the 2019–20 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 80th season of the Taça de Portugal. It was played at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, between Benfica and Porto.[2][3]

2020 Taça de Portugal Final
Event2019–20 Taça de Portugal
Date1 August 2020
VenueEstádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Man of the MatchChancel Mbemba (Porto)[1]
Fair Player of the MatchDanilo Pereira (Porto)[1]
RefereeArtur Soares Dias
Attendance0[note 1]

It was the 37th final for Benfica in the competition's history after they won the 2017 final, while Porto returned a year later to dispute its 31st final of the Portuguese Cup, after they lost the 2019 final to Sporting CP.[4][5]

The defending champions were Sporting CP, however, they were knocked out in the third round by third-tier side Alverca.[6]

The final was originally scheduled to take place on 24 May 2020 at the Estádio Nacional venue in Oeiras. However, on 12 March, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced that it would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, following the recommendations of the government.[7][8] On 28 April, the Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa reunited with the presidents of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal (Benfica, Sporting CP, and Porto), the president of the Portuguese Football Federation, and the president of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional, to discuss the conditions of the return of football competitions in Portugal.[9] Two days later, with the consent of the Ministry of Health, Costa approved the return of the final, with the match being played behind closed doors.[10]

On 2 July, it was announced that the final would be played on 1 August at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, behind closed doors.[11] The match marked the fifth time the final was played outside of the Estadio Nacional which traditionally held the occasion every year since the 1983 final was played at Porto's former ground, the Estádio das Antas.[12] The match also became the fourth final played at Coimbra after the city hosted it last time 83 years ago at the Campo do Arnado.

Route to the final

Benfica Round Porto
Opponent Result 2019–20 Taça de Portugal Opponent Result
Cova da Piedade 4–0 (A) Third round SC Coimbrões 5–0 (A)
Vizela 2–1 (A) Fourth round Vitória de Setúbal 4–0 (H)
Braga 2–1 (H) Fifth round Santa Clara 1–0 (H)
Rio Ave 3–2 (H) Quarter-finals Varzim 2–1 (H)
Famalicão 3–2 (H) Semi-finals Académico de Viseu 1–1 (A)
1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

Match

Details

Benfica1–2Porto
Report
Benfica
Porto
GK99 Odysseas Vlachodimos
RB34 André Almeida
CB6 Rúben Dias 12'
CB33 Jardel (c) 44'
LB71 Nuno Tavares
RW21 Pizzi 76'
CM28 Julian Weigl 46' 60'
CM8 Gabriel
LW11 Franco Cervi 46'
CF19 Chiquinho 60'
CF14 Haris Seferović 76'
Substitutes:
GK1 Mile Svilar
DF84 Tomás Tavares
DF97 Ferro
MF27 Rafa Silva 46'
MF49 Adel Taarabt 60'
MF61 Florentino Luís
FW20 Dyego Sousa 76'
FW73 Jota 76'
FW95 Carlos Vinícius 75' 60'
Manager:
Nélson Veríssimo
GK31 Diogo Costa
RB18 Wilson Manafá
CB19 Chancel Mbemba
CB33 Pepe
LB13 Alex Telles 90'
CM25 Otávio 73'
CM22 Danilo Pereira (c)
CM16 Mateus Uribe 88'
RW17 Jesús Corona 80'
CF11 Moussa Marega
LW7 Luis Díaz 9'  38'
Substitutes:
GK32 Agustín Marchesín
DF4 Diogo Leite 73'
MF8 Romário Baró
MF15 Mamadou Loum 88'
MF27 Sérgio Oliveira 80'
MF57 João Mário
MF77 Vítor Ferreira
FW9 Vincent Aboubakar
FW29 Francisco Soares
Manager:
Sérgio Conceição

Man of the Match:
Chancel Mbemba (Porto)[1]
Fair Player of the Match:
Danilo Pereira (Porto)[1]

Assistant referees:
Rui Tavares
Paulo Soares
Fourth official:
Manuel Mota
Video assistant referee:
Hugo Miguel
Assistant video assistant referees:
António Godinho
Nuno Almeida

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 2]

Notes

  1. The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.
  2. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

  1. "Mbemba e Danilo distinguidos". FPF (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. "Benfica-FC Porto na final da Taça de Portugal: dragões venceram Ac. Viseu". ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. "Benfica vs. Porto - 24 May 2020". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "Final SL Benfica-FC Porto a 24 de maio às 17h15". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. "SL Benfica - FC Porto". desporto.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. "Fc Alverca 2–0 Sporting". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. "FPF anuncia suspensão das competições de futebol e futsal por tempo indeterminado". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). ZOS. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. "Campeonato Português é suspenso indefinidamente devido a novo coronavírus". efe.com (in Portuguese). Agencia EFE. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. "António Costa já está reunido com os presidentes da FPF, Liga e 'três grandes'". desporto.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. "Governo autoriza I Liga e Taça de Portugal à porta fechada. II Liga cancelada". publico.pt (in Portuguese). PÚBLICO Comunicação Social. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. "Final da Taça de Portugal joga-se em Coimbra". fpf.pt. Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  12. "Portugal Cup Placard - 43rd edition (1982/83)". fpf.pt. Portuguese Football Federation. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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