Fabio Verissimo will referee the Portuguese Cup final for the first time on Sunday in the match between Porto, winners of the last two editions, and Sporting, national champions, as announced this Wednesday by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).
This will be the seventh game between Verissimo’s big teams, who will be assisted by assistant referees Pedro Martins and Hugo Marques in the final of the 84th edition of the Portuguese Cup, scheduled for Sunday at 17:15 at the National Stadium in Oeiras. Joao Pinheiro will be the video referee, supported by Fabio Melo and Luciano Maia, while Andre Narciso will be the fourth referee.
The Leiria Association referee, 41, who has been on the international stage since 2015, will be in charge of the classic clash between the Dragons and the Lions for the second time after he was involved in the Blaugrana’s 2-1 victory in the match Championship 2018/19.
In the final classic of the 2018/19 season, in which Porto’s victory was not enough to confirm the title won by Bruno Lage’s Benfica, goals from the Dragons Danilo and Hector Herrera erased the advantage. achieved by the “lion” Louis Fellip.
Both opponents finished the game with 10 men as Lisbon’s Borja was sent off in the 19th minute and Porto’s Jesus Corona was sent off in the 90th.
In addition to that game, Verissimo also masterminded Sporting’s derby victory against Benfica in the first leg of the Cup semi-final, in which Ruben Amorim’s men took the lead through Pedro Gonçalves and Victor Dieuqueres in the ninth and 54th minutes. Benfica’s availability was reduced by Orsnes by 68 before Di Maria had the goal canceled out.
Benfica won the other two derbies refereed by Verissimo, 2-0 at the Stadio Lviv in the 2021/22 Liga I season, with goals from Darwin Nunez and Gil Dias, and 2-1 at home. The Eagles took the podium from the Green-Whites in the last round of the 2019/20 Championship with goals from Seferovic and Carlos Vinicius for the Reds and Sporar for the Green-Whites. ‘.
From “their” classic between “Porto” and “Benfica” there was a triumph for each of the rivals.
The most recent was a 3-0 triumph for the Dragons thanks to two goals from Evanilson and one from Vitinya in the first hour of the Blue-Whites’ 2021/22 Cup Round of 16 game. ‘ ‘ will win against Tondela (3-1).
His classical debut came on October 7, 2018, when he captained Benfica’s 1-0 league win over Porto, setting up a goal from Seferovic.
Porto are hoping to win their 20th Portuguese Cup, their third in a row and only title this season, against Sporting, who are aiming for their seventh double with their 18th trophy in the Queen’s competition.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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