The Portuguese football champions Benfica and the Portuguese Cup winners Porto will compete this Wednesday for possession of the Candido de Oliveira Super Cup at the Aveiro Municipal Stadium.
After some weaknesses revealed in the preseason, the Eagles and Dragons are having their first big test of the new season, with the spotlights turned on the “new faces” although the basic structure of the two teams should remain unchanged.
If the national champion was more bountiful in terms of signings, sending home Argentine Ángel Di Maria and bolstering midfield with Turkish Orkun Kokçu and left-wing Czech David Jurasek, the winner of the “royal” competition “acquired Spanish midfielder Nico González. and compatriot striker Fran Navarro.
At Benfica, manager Roger Schmidt is expected to launch three new additions, as well as Mousa in place of Portuguese international Goncalo Ramos, who traveled to Paris Saint-Germain on Monday.
At FC Porto, Sergio Conceição has doubts about the starting role of goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who is recovering from physical problems, and a big surprise could come in attack. With Evanilson out due to injury, Fran Navarro or his compatriot Tony Martinez will join Iran’s Taremi.
In terms of Super Cup victories, the usual destination was the Dragan Stadium, given the 23 trophies the Dragons have collected, more than all other winners combined: Sporting CP (nine), Benfica (eight), ” Boavista” (three). and Vitoria de Guimarães (one).
The 45th edition of the Candido de Oliveira Super Cup kicks off at 20:45 at the Aveiro Municipal Stadium.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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