Benfica and Sporting Lisbon continue their rivalry this weekend in the Taça de Portugal final. Benfica won the Taça da Liga in January, defeating Sporting in the championship game, while Sporting sealed a successful title defense last weekend, topping the standings with two points ahead of Benfica. Both teams played out a draw a few weeks ago when they met in the league, with the spoils shared 1-1. Sporting then went on to win their final match of the season to clinch a third title in four years, as Benfica drew with Braga to finish second. Benfica and Sporting are in excellent form, and the oddsmakers are not quite sure who to back.
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- FOOTBALL: Benfica vs. Sporting, Taça de Portugal Final
- Where to Watch: beIN Sports, Fubo, RTP
- Venue: Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Lisbon
- Date: 25.05.2023 18:15 CEST
Benfica
Following a draw at home against a 10-man Sporting side, Benfica failed to beat Braga on the final day of the season, drawing and losing the league to Sporting by 2 points. Benfica are unbeaten in all competitions since March 11, when they lost to Barcelona. They squeezed past Braga 1-0 in the quarter-final of the Taça de Portugal, before smashing Tirsense 9-0 on aggregate in the two-legged semi-final. In January, Benfica beat Sporting on penalties in the final to lift the Taça da Liga after the game ended 1-1. Benfica will go into the Taça de Portugal final without defender Alexander Bah and new signing Manu Silva.
Possible Benfica starting lineup:
Trubin; Araújo, Silva, Otamendi, Carreras, Leandro Barreiro, Luis, Kökcü, Aktürkoğlu, Pavlidis, Schjelderup.
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Sporting Lisbon won a third league title in four years after a 2-0 win over Vitória SC on the final day of the season. Not even the exit of former coach Rúben Amorim, who went to Manchester United earlier in the season, was enough to derail the Sporting train this term. Sporting Lisbon will be looking for revenge in this final after losing to Benfica on penalties in the final of the Taça da Liga. The teams also played out a 1-1 draw on the penultimate matchday of the season, in a match that saw Sporting take a 4-minute lead before being pegged back in the 63rd minute. Sporting will have to find a way to beat this Benfica side that has only lost to Barcelona and Santa Clara this season. Ousmane Diomande is questionable to start the final, but one of Europe’s most sought-after players, Viktor Gyökeres, is available.
Possible Sporting Lisbon starting lineup:
Silva; Eduardo Quaresma, St. Juste, Inácio, Catamo, Morita, Hjulmand, Maximiliano Araújo, Trincão, Goncalves, Gyökeres.
Betting Odds
Benfica are 2.32 favorites on Betway, which has Sporting to win at 2.90 odds. A draw is 3.42 on 1xbet, with the under 2.5 at 2.06. Bet365 has both teams to score at 1.61 odds and Sporting to lift the trophy at 1.95. Read more here.
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