This Sunday, the mythical Jamor Stadium will host the Portuguese Cup final between Porto and Sporting. The match will start at 17:15 at the Estadio Nacional in Oeiras.
The Lions take to the field in search of the coveted double they haven’t achieved since 2000/01 to cap a season that borders on perfection.
In turn, the Dragons are trying to make winning the Queen’s Trial the lesser evil of a season that has fallen short of expectations. Added to this is the emotional burden of trying to hand Pinto da Costa one last trophy before saying goodbye after a record-breaking presidency in terms of longevity and titles.
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Updated May 26, 2024 | 15:33
Fans begin to gather at the National Stadium
Pepe is underweight, which Conceição confirmed.
“Pepe? I still had one last try, but unfortunately for us, he won’t be able to contribute for tomorrow. We are going to play with another player instead of Pepe and he always gives us strength. or the other one won’t play for Pepe,” said the Porto coach.
Sergio Conceição withstood the pressure and praised Amorim
“Pressure is part of the game for teams that want and are used to winning. In seven years we won two doubles, Sporting haven’t done that for a while. We want to have a few beers at the end to celebrate.” – said the coach, responding to Amorim’s praise: “I thought it was nice to talk to Ruben, I didn’t mind at all.”
Ruben Amorim expressed confidence in Sporting’s double
In the match preview, Ruben Amorim showed confidence in winning the Portuguese Cup.
“The double is very important for Sporting, we haven’t achieved this in 22 years. This team should make this season special. Records are important, but they are worth little. a great team that has a coach who has won more than anyone in Portugal. The atmosphere this week was very different from the previous two, and I am very confident that we will make history and continue on our way,” said “Leonin”. – coach at a press conference.