Our prediction for this Taca de Portugal match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
25/05/2025
18:15
Prediction: 2-1
Sporting
Estadio Nacional do Jamor will be the centre of attention when Benfica and Sporting CP lock horns in the Taca de Portugal final. After losing the Primeira Liga title on the last day of the season, the Eagles must be hungry for revenge and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Lions. The likes of Amdouni, Aursnes, Bah, Manu, and Sanches are out of contention with injuries for the nominal hosts.
The capital club, on the other hand, are eager to win the double after lifting the Primeira Liga trophy, but they will have a big fish to fry in the Lisbon derby. As Benfica are eager to save the season by going all the way in the Taca de Portugal, we are tempted to place our bets on Angel Di Maria and Co. Speaking of the nominal visitors, defender Ousmane Diomande is a major doubt and the 21-year-old defender will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Highlighted Player (Angel di Maria):
Angel Di Maria is a professional footballer who played for Argentine side Rosario Central at the start of his senior career. The left-footed winger is very quick on the ball and he often makes life difficult for opposition defenders. After playing for Benfica between 2007 and 2010, the Argentine superstar signed for Real Madrid on 28 June, 2010 for a fee of €25 million + €11 million in bonuses.
Despite impressing with los Blancos in the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign, the club chiefs decided to sell him to Manchester United on 26 August, 2014. Di Maria was playing below expectations at Old Trafford and he scored three goals in 27 league games for the Red Devils.
In 2015 he moved to Paris Saint-Germain and he scored 10 goals in 29 league appearances for les Parisiens in the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 campaign. In 2014 he won the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid and that is considered the biggest success of his career. Angel Di Maria was born in Rosario on 14 February, 1988.
Highlighted Team (Sporting):
When it comes to official club members, Portugal giants Sporting Lisbon are the sixth club in the world. Commonly referred to as Leoes which is Portuguese for Lions, Sporting Lisbon were founded in 1906 and are one of the founders of the Primeira Liga.
Sporting’s main rivals are Benfica, with both teams contesting the Lisbon Derby, one of the most fierce ones in Europe. Lions play their games at Estadio Jose Alvelade in front of 50,000 people and are the third most successful club in the country with 46 titles in Portuguese competitions and a title in the European Cup Winner’s Cup from 1963-64.
During this time that is also known as the club’s golden years, Sporting Lisbon won the majority of their 18 Primeira Liga titles in total. Sporting Lisbon boasts the quality football youth academy system which has yielded world-class footballers such as Paulo Furte, Simao Sabrosa, Nani and Ballon d’Or winners Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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