2020 Taça de Portugal Final

The 2020 Taça de Portugal Final will be the last match of the 2019–20 Taça de Portugal, which will decide the winner of the 80th season of the Taça de Portugal. It will be played at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between Benfica and Porto.[1][2]

2020 Taça de Portugal Final
Event2019–20 Taça de Portugal
Benfica Porto
Date1 August 2020
VenueEstádio Nacional, Oeiras

It will be the 37th final for Benfica in the competition's history after they won the 2017 final, while Porto returns a year later to dispute its 31st final of the Portuguese Cup, after they lost the 2019 final to Sporting CP.[3][4]

The defending champions were Sporting CP, however, they were knocked out in the third round by third-tier side Alverca.[5]

The final was scheduled to take place on 24 May 2020. 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.[6][7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

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
BenficavPorto

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Benfica vs. Porto - 24 May 2020". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "SL Benfica - FC Porto". desporto.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. "Fc Alverca 2–0 Sporting". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. "FPF anuncia suspensão das competições de futebol e futsal por tempo indeterminado". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). ZOS. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. "Campeonato Português é suspenso indefinidamente devido a novo coronavírus". efe.com (in Portuguese). Agencia EFE. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
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