This Sunday, Sporting will host Dumiense from the fourth division of Portuguese football in the fourth round of the Taca de Portugal, hoping to reach the round of 16, joining holders Porto, Sporting Braga and Benfica.
The match at the José Alvalade Stadium is expected to be a “calm” affair for the Lions, who will face an opponent from “another reality” like Olivais and Moscavide, whom the Green-Whites defeated in the third round (3 -1 in neutral Amadora).
The match kicks off at 18:00 and marks the return to action for Leonin after the qualifying break and ahead of the visit of Atalanta for the Europa League, with Ruben Amorim having already announced changes to the eleven.
After the clash between the Lions, who have won the competition 17 times, the only clash of the day between First League teams will take place from 20:00, where Arouca will “suffer” in the First League, host Boavista, winner of the competition in 1974/75, 1975/76, 1978 /79, 1991/92 and 1996/97.
The county’s final “resistance”, Atlético da Malveira, visit Union de Leiria of the second division at 15:00, while Paredes and Amarante of the Portuguese Championship play each other at the same time, guaranteeing a representative from the now fourth tier of national football in the next stage .
In the first game of the day, Elvas of the Portuguese Championship will take on Santa Clara of the II Liga at 11:00, while the schedule of games concludes with a clash between two teams of the II Liga, Torrense and Tondela, at the stadium at 5:00 pm .
Benfica eliminated Famalican (2-0) in Saturday’s important match, which also saw Vitória de Guimarães qualify, against Lanca Vilaverdense (4-1) from Gil Vicente, home of Serpa (1-0 ), and the defeated finalist. In the previous edition, Sporting Braga, who were also home to first division Portimonense, won 4–1.
“Secondary” Maritimo defeated Ligue 3’s 2010 Canelas, winning 3–1 in Gaia, and Nacional “defeated” First League club Casa Pia in a penalty tiebreaker, while Penafiel needed extra time to beat the team. two divisions below, in this case Vitoria de Setubal, winner in 1965, 1967 and 2005 with a score of 3–2.
On Friday, trophy winners Porto beat Portugal’s Montalegre 4-0, while in a match between the two I League teams, Vizela beat Estrela da Amadora 2-1. extension.
Until this Sunday, three clubs from the I League (Estrela da Amadora, Famalican and Casa Pia) were eliminated in this fourth round, to which four more were added in the third, such as Rio Ave, Desportivo de Chavez , “Farense” and “Moreirense”.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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