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Sporting CP becomes 18 times Taça de Portugal winners!

Sporting CP are the champions of Portugal
Sporting CP wins Taca de Portugal

Sporting CP defeats S.L. Benfica to become the Taça de Portugal aka Cup of Portugal in English champions for the 18th time. The match was played on Sunday, 25th May at the National stadium of Portugal which Benfica is a tenant of.

  • The stadium was all red due to the majority support to the Benfica squad who kept the lead and dominated on the fireld till the extra time.


  • The goal of Viktor Gyokeres in the 99th minute helped equalise the match to 1-1.


  • Conrad Harder and Francisco Trincao were the best performers with a goal and an assist each.


Match Highlights 

13' - Benfica penalty overturned by VAR


19' - Yellow card to S. Dahl


47' - Goal by Orkun Kökçü


52' - VAR overruled Benfica's goal


53' - Yellow card to A. Carreras


65' - Yellow card to Orkun Kökçü 


78' - Yellow card to C. Harder


86' - Yellow card to Maximiliano Araujo


90+2' - Yellow card to Morten Hjulmand 90+11' - Penalty goal by Viktor Gyokeres


99' - Goal by Conrad Harder, assisted by Francisco Trincao


101' - Yellow card to Geovany Quenda


114' - Yellow card to Samuel Soares


120+1' - Goal by Francisco Trincao, assisted by Conrad Harder


Final score - S.L. Benfica 1 - 3 Sporting CP



Viktor Gyokeres 99th minute penalty



Football in Portugal 

Portugal celebrates football and has produced many football legends. Though they haven't won a FIFA World Cup, yet they have made a very respectful place for themselves in the world of football. Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Eusebio are some of the names of football legends that come from Portugal. 


Taça de Portugal which means Cup of Portugal is a premier knockout championship of Portugal that qualifies the teams for UEFA Europa League.


S.L. Benfica is the most successful club of Portugal having won the Primeira Liga 36 times and Taça de Portugal 26 times. Only three football clubs are prominent in Portugal- Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting CP. Out of the 91 championship seasons, 87 trophies belong to these three clubs and the players in the top 5 clubs come from these three clubs only.





 
 
 

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