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Sporting Lisbon will face Torreense in Sunday’s Taca de Portugal final at the Estadio Nacional, with the defending champions trying to protect the cup they lifted for the 18th time last season. The Lisbon side beat Benfica in extra time a year ago, but this season has brought a far rougher path back to the final.
That is because Sporting were knocked out of the Champions League and fell out of the Primeira Liga title race in April, when they won only two of eight matches across all competitions, drawing four and losing two. They recovered late, though, and arrive on a stronger note after winning their last three matches, scoring 12 goals and conceding two, including a 3-0 final-day league win over Gil Vicente that secured second place in the table.
Ruben Amorim’s side had to work hard simply to reach this stage. They advanced by holding Porto to a goalless draw in the semi-final second leg after winning the first leg 1-0 in early March. Before that, they needed extra time to get past Pacos de Ferreira, Santa Clara and AVS, while Marinhense was the only opponent they beat comfortably in this season’s competition. For a team chasing another trophy, the route mattered almost as much as the destination.
Torreense arrive with a story of their own. They are appearing in only their second-ever Taca de Portugal final, having last reached it in 1956 when they lost to Porto. The second-tier club beat Correlha, Lusitania, Casa Pia, Leiria and Oliveirense on the way to the final, then saw off Fafe 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals after a 1-1 first leg in the Braga district and a 2-0 second-leg win at Estadio Manuel Marques.
David Bruno scored late in that second leg, and Stopira added a stoppage-time penalty, sealing a run that has now stretched to seven matches unbeaten. Torreense also finished third in Liga 2 and remain in the hunt for a first-ever top-flight place, with Casa Pia standing between them and promotion. The first fixture of that playoff tie ended 0-0 at Estadio Manuel Marques on Wednesday, a reminder that they are still balancing a cup final with another major target.
The clash gives Sporting a chance to finish the season with silverware after the frustration of April, but it also places them against a side that has built momentum through discipline. Torreense have kept five clean sheets in their last seven matches, and Sporting are expected to be without Ivan Fresneda, Joao Simoes, Fotis Ioannidis and Nuno Santos, while Zeno Debast is a major doubt with a femur injury. Ousmane Diomande is available again after serving a one-match suspension, giving Sporting one more option as they try to avoid a season that ends with regret instead of another trophy.
