2021 Taça de Portugal final

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2021 Taça de Portugal final
Coimbra City Stadium.jpg
Event 2020–21 Taça de Portugal
Braga Benfica
2 0
Date 23 May 2021
Venue Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Man of the Match Galeno (Braga)[1]
Fair Player of the Match Ricardo Horta (Braga)[1]
Referee Nuno Almeida
Attendance 0[note 1]
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The 2021 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 81st edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. It was played on 23 May 2021 at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, between Braga and Benfica.[2][3]

It was the 38th final for Benfica in the competition's history after they won the 2017 final and lost the 2020 final, while Braga qualified for their seventh final. The two teams faced each other for the first time in the final of the Portuguese Cup.[4][5]

The defending champions were Porto, however, they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Braga.[6]

Route to the final

Braga Round Benfica
Opponent Result 2020–21 Taça de Portugal Opponent Result
Trofense 2–1 (A) Third round Paredes 1–0 (A)
Olímpico Montijo 7–0 (A) Fourth round Vilafranquense 5–0 (H)
Torreense 5–0 (H) Fifth round Estrela da Amadora 4–0 (A)
Santa Clara 2–1 (H) Quarter-finals Belenenses SAD 3–0 (H)
Porto 1–1 (H) Semi-finals Estoril 3–1 (A)
3–2 (A) 2–0 (H)

Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

Match

Details

23 May 2021
20:30 WEST
Braga 2–0 Benfica
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/05/23/portugal/taca-de-portugal/sporting-braga/benfica/3468835/
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
Braga
Benfica
GK 1 Brazil Matheus
RB 47 Portugal Ricardo Esgaio (c) Booked 35'
CB 3 Brazil Vítor Tormena
CB 34 Brazil Raul Silva
LB 5 Portugal Nuno Sequeira
RW 21 Portugal Ricardo Horta
CM 8 Libya Ali Musrati Booked 66' Substituted off 75'
CM 88 Portugal André Castro Substituted off 70'
LW 90 Brazil Galeno
CF 9 Spain Abel Ruiz Substituted off 87'
CF 11 Brazil Lucas Piazon Red card 90+4'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Portugal Tiago Sá
DF 26 Colombia Cristian Borja
DF 86 Portugal Bruno Rodrigues
MF 7 Portugal João Novais Booked 82' Substituted in 70'
MF 15 Portugal André Horta Substituted in 75'
FW 18 Portugal Rui Fonte
FW 19 Slovenia Andraž Šporar Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Portugal Carlos Carvalhal
GK 77 Brazil Helton Leite Red card 16'
RB 5 Belgium Jan Vertonghen
CB 30 Argentina Nicolás Otamendi Booked 89'
LB 91 Brazil Morato Substituted off 81'
RM 17 Portugal Diogo Gonçalves Substituted off 57'
CM 28 Germany Julian Weigl
CM 49 Morocco Adel Taarabt Red card 90+3'
LM 3 Spain Álex Grimaldo Booked 90+4'
RW 21 Portugal Pizzi (c) Substituted off 21'
CF 14 Switzerland Haris Seferovic Substituted off 57'
LW 7 Brazil Everton Substituted off 57'
Substitutes:
GK 99 Greece Odysseas Vlachodimos Substituted in 21'
DF 33 Brazil Jardel
DF 71 Portugal Nuno Tavares Booked 88' Substituted in 57'
MF 8 Brazil Gabriel
MF 19 Portugal Chiquinho Substituted in 81'
MF 27 Portugal Rafa Silva Booked 85' Substituted in 57'
FW 9 Uruguay Darwin Núñez Substituted in 57'
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Jesus

Man of the Match:
Galeno (Braga)[1]
Fair Player of the Match:
Ricardo Horta (Braga)[1]

Assistant referees:
André Campos
Pedro Felisberto
Fourth official:
Rui Costa
Video assistant referee:
João Pinheiro
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins
João Bessa Silva

Match rules

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

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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

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