The games are:

BRAGA vs PORTO

Tuesday 16th March
21h15 GMT

BENFICA vs BELENENSES

Wednesday 17th March
21h15 GMT

Post here news and opinions about the game.

Who will be in the final at Estádio Nacional?

I can't see anything but the dream final of Benfica vs. Porto! :bouncy:

We need this trophy, it would be a great start to a new future for Benfica

Originally posted by ::shinji::
I can't see anything but the dream final of Benfica vs. Porto! :bouncy:

We need this trophy, it would be a great start to a new future for Benfica

Agree with you... :)

FCP-SLB final I hope, so Porto can also take any hope of Benfica winning anything. If we do meet Deco usually put's on a show.

It's our cup again,just like the league.

Tough Braga is in great form and it will be tough, probally harder then the final's. FC Porto also has many games, from league to Champions League to worry about, so certain guys will be rested. SLB is still in the Uefa cup also.

But Belenenses has hit rock bottom since A.Inacio took over.

Porto-Benfica would be a great final, but screw Jamor get a better venue, it's so small for a final.

sodragoes stop bragging...:rolleyes: will ya?

Originally posted by Parasol
sodragoes stop bragging...:rolleyes: will ya?

FCP-SLB final us winning is not bragging it's reality ;)


F.C PORTO=Campeões!!!




http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040314/capt.opo10403141028.portugal_soccer_opo104.jpg

Azul e Branco sempre!

no doubt i'll predict a Benfica-Porto final, i can't imagine belenenses going through against benfica in their current form, and of course between Braga and Porto i say that Porto goes on :D

Originally posted by SoDragões1893

Porto-Benfica would be a great final, but screw Jamor get a better venue, it's so small for a final.

Jamor hold 39000 spectators. With higher capacity are just Alvalade XXI.

The final, without doubt, will be SLB x FCP, but then again, stranger things have happened. Yes, we know that Jamor is a dump, but if the final were held at the Luz or Estádio do Dragao, then it wouldn't be a neutral site now, would it?

Originally posted by Punkt
Jamor hold 39000 spectators. With higher capacity are just Alvalade XXI. are you sure I tought it was a 30,000 or 35,000 ground, also poor seating.

I dident know Jamor can hold 40,000 but I rather it be at Alvalade, man even our ground or Luz, half-half anything but that old stadium.

I also finally wanna see the game televised, not just highlights.:f***: Cup games should be on TV, even from the start, specially by final 8.

The final will be SLB vs FCP and we are going to blown away the reds! Once again.

yes i agree too that National Stadium not give proper conditions to games like these. I personally don't like that stadium. The solution is to give the final venue randomly each year. We have very good stadiums now that can hold finals.

Originally posted by SoDragões1893


I also finally wanna see the game televised, not just highlights.:f***: Cup games should be on TV, even from the start, specially by final 8.

Braga vs Porto live in RTP1

Benfica vs Belenenses live in TVI

(H)

didn't they have plans to renovate Jamor at one point? I remember reading something like that a few years ago, but I guess those plans never happened..? :confused:

the stad is crap, but the surrounding landscape is beautiful I must say..

Originally posted by SoDragões1893
are you sure I tought it was a 30,000 or 35,000 ground, also poor seating.

I dident know Jamor can hold 40,000 but I rather it be at Alvalade, man even our ground or Luz, half-half anything but that old stadium.

I also finally wanna see the game televised, not just highlights.:f***: Cup games should be on TV, even from the start, specially by final 8.


:f***: e viva o futebol moderno :f***:


no games should be on tv besides one per week and the cup final!

all the games should be played on sundays afternoon and the cup final always at jamor, as it is the TRADITION, OLD FASHIONED WAY!


with this comment you just proved to be a kid

Originally posted by ::shinji::
didn't they have plans to renovate Jamor at one point? I remember reading something like that a few years ago, but I guess those plans never happened..? :confused:

the stad is crap, but the surrounding landscape is beautiful I must say..


the stadium is renovated! filled up with white chairs and now night games can be played there, as there are floodlights


and jamor is the perfect end of season venue. you won't want to put a benfica vs porto in alvalade :crazyboy:

Originally posted by Parasol
and jamor is the perfect end of season venue. you won't want to put a benfica vs porto in alvalade :crazyboy:


why not?? (H) half capacity to each club.

Originally posted by Parasol
:f***: e viva o futebol moderno :f***:


no games should be on tv besides one per week and the cup final!

all the games should be played on sundays afternoon and the cup final always at jamor, as it is the TRADITION, OLD FASHIONED WAY!


with this comment you just proved to be a kid No with this comment I proved to be on the side of PDC and Mourinho you know the guys that are there every year unlike SLB so no about the poor conditions, and also how it's small and most fans get shafted OUT of this, by no TV showing it, witch is true. I been lately always seeing FCP winning it by TV highlights, it's hard when the venue is small and crappy, outdated.. :rolleyes: Tough it will be on RTP now the FCP game.

You think they go play Copa Italia in Palermo always in a final, they draw it and the stadiums capable of it, get it. It's diferent all the time just like in Spain kid get over Jamor, we are better off in a draw, so all get benifited. :rolleyes:

:mrpimp: get over it... If it was tradition why not we all play in our old stadiums? :rolleyes: FCP requested last yer to play in a new venue as that place had no conditions to hold a Cup final, but you know more then I guess a FCP board, the organization must call you ASAP.

Originally posted by Punkt
why not?? (H) half capacity to each club.



there would be more troubles, since are both rival clubs involved. could not be that good for the bathrooms and some coloured chairs.

Originally posted by SoDragões1893
No with this comment I proved to be on the side of PDC and Mourinho you know the guys that are there every year unlike SLB so no about the poor conditions, and also how it's small and most fans get shafted OUT of this, by no TV showing it, witch is true. I been lately always seeing FCP winning it by TV highlights, it's hard when the venue is small and crappy, outdated.. :rolleyes: Tough it will be on RTP now the FCP game.

You think they go play Copa Italia in Palermo always in a final, they draw it and the stadiums capable of it, get it. It's diferent all the time just like in Spain kid get over Jamor, we are better off in a draw, so all get benifited. :rolleyes:

:mrpimp: get over it... If it was tradition why not we all play in our old stadiums? :rolleyes: FCP requested last yer to play in a new venue as that place had no conditions to hold a Cup final, but you know more then I guess a FCP board, the organization must call you ASAP.

A draw? But without Luz and Dragão... A final is to be played in a neutral venue. In Italy the final have 2 legs (it sucks!) and in Spain they choose a stadium and not draw one.
So, all new stadiums for Euro2004 have a capacity of 30000. If the final will be Benfica-Porto my pick to host it is Alvalade. The most modern, secure and bigger stadium available. The question of the bathrooms and chairs i think will not happen. Porto have already visited Luz and Alvalade and Sporting visited Luz and nothing happened. And the stadium have other security levels than the old Alvalade...

Originally posted by SoDragões1893
:mrpimp: get over it... If it was tradition why not we all play in our old stadiums? :rolleyes: FCP requested last yer to play in a new venue as that place had no conditions to hold a Cup final, but you know more then I guess a FCP board, the organization must call you ASAP.


we don't play at old stadiums because uefa and fifa are trying to transform football in some kind of nba of the europeans. i guess you didn't read the post i put on the superliga thread talking about the true magic of football.

whatever the stadium for the final is, if we beat belenenses this wednesday we'll win it. let it be at the myth of the animal who throws some fire stadium. we'll win in anyway, if we get past belenenses, of course!

Frederick e Pena ausentes do Braga para jogo da Taça com FC Porto these 2 players on loan cant face us.

http://sic.sapo.pt/images/articles/30136/taca_p_braga_porto.jpg

Os "dragões" visitam esta terça-feira, às 21h15, o Sporting de Braga no Estádio 1º de Maio, uma vez que o novo recinto "arsenalista" tem problemas no relvado. Daqui sairá o primeiro finalista da Taça de Portugal. Benfica e Belenenses jogam a outra meia-final na quarta-feira.

Convocados do Sporting de Braga
Guarda-redes: Quim e Marco.
Defesas: Pedro Costa, Éder, Maurício, Nem, Jorge Luiz e Artur Jorge.
Médios: Barroso, Castanheira, Kenedy, Narcisse, Paulo Sérgio, Vanzini e Nikolov.
Avançados: Wooter, Igor, Wender e Foley.

Convocados do FC Porto
Guarda-redes: Vítor Baía e Nuno.
Defesas: Paulo Ferreira, Secretário, Ricardo Carvalho, Pedro Emanuel, Ricardo Costa e Nuno Valente.
Médios: Costinha, Maniche, Deco, Alenitchev, Carlos Alberto, Ricardo Fernandes e Bosingwa.
Avançados: Maciel, Sérgio Conceição, McCarthy e Jankauskas.

Probable Line ups for today's match:

BRAGA – Quim; Éder, Maurício, Nem e Jorge Luiz; Paulo Sérgio, Barroso e Kenedy; Wooter, Igor e Wender.

PORTO – Nuno; Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalho, Pedro Emanuel e Nuno Valente; Maniche, Costinha, Deco e Alenitchev; Maciel e McCarthy

er... isn't paulo ferreira banned for this match? i think i heard that in the news.

I just seen on RTP this morning that the TAÇA DE PORTUGAL will infact be played in Braga's old stadium 1' de Maio, as the new ground still has a bad pitch.

Also the Nacional game now is April 14th.



NENHUM CLUBE SE OPÔS
Nacional-FC Porto adiado para 14 de Abril

O Nacional-FC Porto, referente à 27ª jornada da SuperLiga, vai realizar-se a 14 de Abril. Dos dezasseis clubes consultados pela Liga de Clubes nenhum se opôs ao pedido de adiamento.

A questão esbarrava nos regulamentos de competições, pelo que a Comissão Executiva da Liga não quis assumir uma decisão, remetendo para os outros 16 clubes participantes na SuperLiga.


Força AZUL e BRANCO

Now tell that Benfica are always against Porto...

POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

PORTO IST THE BEST TEAM IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!

Porto will win this year all competitions!!

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE , PORTUGUESE LEAGUE, PORTUGUESE CUP!

Nao há ninguem que nos possa parar!!!!!

E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ
E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ
E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ
E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ

ADC1987(H)

Belenenses players called by Inacio:

Guarda-redes: Marco Aurélio e Pedro Alves;

Defesas: Sousa, Hélder Rosário, Gonçalo Brandão, Wilson e Eliseu;

Médios: Paulo Sérgio, Marco Paulo, Tuck, Verona, Leandro e Brasília;

Avançados: Antchouet, Mauro, Hugo Henrique, Rúben Amorim e Valdiran.

Originally posted by ADC1987
POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

PORTO IST THE BEST TEAM IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!

Porto will win this year all competitions!!

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE , PORTUGUESE LEAGUE, PORTUGUESE CUP!

Nao há ninguem que nos possa parar!!!!!

E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ
E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ
E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ
E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ

ADC1987(H)


calm down! and resize your sig. :p

Great entrance in the SG foruns...

"resize your sig"?!?!?

Your sig is bigger than my sig!

or not?

FORCA PORTO!

Originally posted by ADC1987
"resize your sig"?!?!?

Your sig is bigger than my sig!

or not?

FORCA PORTO!

the image...:rolleyes:

Read the forum rules.

jesus this guy has won the award for the biggest sug in SG

Originally posted by ADC1987
POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

PORTO IST THE BEST TEAM IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!

Porto will win this year all competitions!!

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE , PORTUGUESE LEAGUE, PORTUGUESE CUP!

Nao há ninguem que nos possa parar!!!!!

E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ
E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ
E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ
E QUEM NAO SALTA É LAMPIAO ALLEZ, ALLEZ

ADC1987(H)

Bem vindo pa! :mrpimp: I like this new member, right attitude, welcome to SG. Nice choice for a football club...

lol, someone actually voted for slb-braga

7th minute and Jankacas scored, I am watching it on RTP and we are getting dominated by Braga, who cant score only because Nuno is doing great, 2nd half soon to start. Janka did the impossible he almost had 2 goals.

Put Benni on so Quim has flashbacks(H)

Maybe in FIFA changed the rules about loaned players the little teams might have a chance.

Braga just scored 2-1 to Porto and Benny in coming on:rockman:

3-1
WOW Jankauskas with a rocket

Braga 1-3 Porto
(Vanzini 55') (Jankauskas 8',53',62')

Porto is the first finalist. That 3rd goal of Jankauskas was class!

Originally posted by psp
Maybe in FIFA changed the rules about loaned players the little teams might have a chance.

Braga just scored 2-1 to Porto and Benny in coming on:rockman: In Italy loan players can face their former team, just like I guess Spain with Real Madrid letting Fernando Morientes face them as he is on loan to Monaco, they dont care. It's not Fifa I think?

It's Portuguese clubs I think? Any other country that dosent allow it upset Portugal? FC Porto also does that for a reason, if you been following football for a long time and FCP you would know, as a certain FCP player on loan once scored a own goal and sent his loan team out and FCP trough, then acusations of FCP making him or something do it,etc.. So PDC said never again and no f@cking player ever on loan from us has faced us, so bullsh;t that lisbon clubs and media love too do, never get a chance. It's sad as I would love to see many of our former players play us and show if they were worth keeping, but other club members messed that up.

Now back to the cup game..

OMG!!! JANKA got 3 GoAlS!!! the 3rd was indeed a beauty, but Jankacas stole the Nuno show. Who knew a guy that dident even have 3 goals all season, scores 3 in a cup game against Braga.

Give Braga credit they played great untill our third goal, they were going at us, good football. After the 3-1 it went down.

Bring on Lyon :mrpimp:

congrats. new sg member, calm down.

Next please!

Without an outstanding exhibition we put Braga away! They fought bravely, but when decisions are needed FCPorto always gets its job done!

Great 3rd goal by Jankas!!!

What about a Portugal Cup final in Aveiro or Coimbra? What r the new brand stadiums for?

Originally posted by K3nzo
What about a Portugal Cup final in Aveiro or Coimbra? What r the new brand stadiums for?


then i'd say algarve! would be a wise choice since noone really plays there

I can't imagine that next season that 2 of the Euro stadiums could be in the II Liga. Since Estrela are already gone now it comes down to Academica, Guimaraes, and even Leiria is not safe yet


If Porto vs. Benfica is the final of the CUP SLB lead all time 7-1 record in matchups.

7-1 is benfica's record alltime against Porto in finals....well that will be the score at the end of it;)

actually i do agree that the game be played in Algarve, one problem , the lisbon fans can get there much faster than the fans in Porto. Personally i feel the host stadium should be approximately in between both cities that are playing. For instance let's say Benfica advamces:rolleyes: the final will be between them and Porto(obviusly) so the stadium that would/should host is Aveiro or Coimbra, guimaraes is too close to Porto. Just to make it fair for fans from the North and SOuth of Portugal

ticket numbers would be the same amount for both teams so i see no problem in this one. and for porto fans it would be a nice weekend in marrocos, where you all go in the summer to take some sun :rolleyes:

Benfica could play in everyplace in the country. The fans are not a problem for us! :p But the final will be played in Jamor.


PS: Nacional, Maritimo, Braga, Beira Mar, Rio Ave all of them cheer for us today! :crazyboy:

POOOOOORTOOOOO!!

GANHAMOS!!! VAMOS AO JAMOR!!!

Grande Jankauskas! Trés Golos espectaculares!

Esse homem é um Suplente de luxo!!!

Grande JOGADOR!

The first Final!! And is not the last final!!! POOOOOOOORTOOOOOOOOO!!!

ADC1987(H)

and now now jankauskas is god. :crazyboy:

Originally posted by Parasol
and now now jankauskas is god. :crazyboy:

indeed, it have been his night :rockman:

one night doesn't make a man

Originally posted by Parasol
one night doesn't make a man

it doesn't in fact, but is right to celebrate the good player who had a great night :)

Originally posted by Velvet
it doesn't in fact, but is right to celebrate the good player who had a great night :)


you're right. but he has been contested in porto and now they are coming back in words they threw against him :hump:

Janka 3rd goal was indeed a beauty, but for a guy we expected alot from, he has not done much untill last night. He managed like I said in a previous post score more goals in that cup game, then his hole tally for the season, witch is 2.

Against Manure his presence made a diference, seeing how his foul led to our goal. But for a guy last year that netted a goal for the few minutes he was brought as Helder Postiga sub, even super sub, also a SD favorite, he this year failed untill last night.

His previous games he looked slow, also out of position, nothing like the guy that had 8 goals in the league and a few in the cup games. Even Jankacas was begining to stick to him, let's see what happens now to the Luthuanian international.

He is in great form and has netted all but one of his 5 goals this month, 1 league and 3 last night. Plus has been a big presence when he is on,dangerous even tough BigMac is still our best option till Ninja comes back. Benni has done the job well, even his constant offsides are going down.

Let's see if Janka can keep it up, as we need him badly now as many of our guys are down, hope we dont see Jankacas again and the bad phase passes.
http://www.ojogo.pt/20-25/1paginaGrande.gif

1001 goals for FCP in cup games!


SLB-OsBelenenses today....

I've never said that he is a bad player!

every time when he come in, he move the game from porto to the attack!

i've never said that he must score every time!

But when he come in he do all for the club! And he fights!! And that is important!

And when a player have a good night we must celebrate it!

And yesterday was the night of Edgaras Jankauskas!!!!

Porto RULEZZZZ!

ADC1987(H)

Originally posted by ADC1987
I've never said that he is a bad player!


look at your number of posts! you didn't had the time to say it before


:crazyboy:

Alter Witzbold!

Jankauskas had a good night, and he is a player that fought the entire game, still i think that is usefull but somehow limited.

By the way i still haven´t forgive him the miss at the super cup final against AC Milan.

Even so, congratulations for a great performance and let´s hope that we can play the reds in the final, so we can break them once again!

Originally posted by Groogster
Even so, congratulations for a great performance and let´s hope that we can play the reds in the final, so we can break them once again!


i want that too. the game will be played at jamor, ESTADIO NACIONAL:rockman:

Simão will not play tonight. he got a flu!!! :rolleyes:

simao won't be playing today but our 2 strikers will!!! major striking force is ready

Line ups:

BENFICA – Moreira; Miguel, Luisão, Ricardo Rocha e Fyssas; João Pereira, Petit, Tiago e Geovanni; Nuno Gomes e Sokota.

Suplentes: Bossio, Hélder, Cristiano, Manuel Fernandes, Hélio Pinto, Zahovic e Alex.

BELENENSES – Marco Aurélio; Sousa, Wilson, Hélder Rosário, Paulo Sérgio e Gonçalo Brandão; Verona, Marco Paulo, Leandro e Brasília; Antchouet.

Suplentes: Pedro Alves, Ruben Amorim, Tuck, Eliseu, Mauro, Valdiram e Hugo Henrique.

GO BENFICA!!!!! :rockman:

2-0!!!!!!


:rockman: :rockman: :rockman: :rockman: TOMO SOKOTAAAAAAAAAAAAA

SOKOTAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

2-0 in the first 10 minutes

2 goals of Tomo!!!

Based on Belenenses' recent form, this could be enough to see us thru to the final. However, we shouldn't forget what happened at Jamor earlier this season, so we can't jump the gun with the celebrations just yet.

Originally posted by Avalanche1996
Based on Belenenses' recent form, this could be enough to see us thru to the final. However, we shouldn't forget what happened at Jamor earlier this season, so we can't jump the gun with the celebrations just yet.


;) it ain't over till it's over!


come on sokota! 1 more

3-0!!


TIAGO!

bring on beira mar.

OMFG! :wootman:
Belenenses look like a 3rd division side!!:crazyboy:

:( :( :( :( :( :(


COME ON PETIT!!!! WE NEED YOU IN MILAN!

Petit injured!!!!! We need him for Inter's game! :(

Half-time: 3-0

Very easy game for us! Maybe the most easiest of the season. :crazyboy:

Originally posted by Punkt
Very easy game for us! Maybe the most easiest of the season. :crazyboy:


we've been played great at home since rosenborg but only lacking on goals, today we're doing both :crazyboy:

3-1:kader:

nice first half. we're at jamor, again.


:rockman: DE NORTE A SUL NÓS ODIAMOS O AZUL:rockman:

Benfica-Porto in Jamor 20 years after. :)

Uma baixa importante no Benfica, quando se aproxima o compromisso importante com o Inter de Milão. Petit sofreu lesão muscular na coxa esquerda e foi substituído por Manuel Fernandes, à beira do intervalo. O médio encarnado vai parar durante três semanas.

damn. :nape: :nape:

that was a direct result of lots of games in the last few weeks, and we don't get to postpone games cause only GIRL TEAMS do that.

..................nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Benfica are already in the next Portuguese SuperCup. :p

Originally posted by Punkt
Benfica are already in the next Portuguese SuperCup. :p


so we'll have to start our season 1 week earlier

Originally posted by Parasol
that was a direct result of lots of games in the last few weeks, and we don't get to postpone games cause only GIRL TEAMS do that.

Let´s wait and see it the Macho´s team don´t loose AGAIN to a bunch of girls, ;)

Originally posted by Groogster
Let´s wait and see it the Macho´s team don´t loose AGAIN to a bunch of girls, ;)


at least our players get injured and we keep playing in the sunday after that not like you that to keep the players aware from injuries simply postpone the matches.

:crazyboy:

anyway, good luck next week, don't forget the vaseline;)

Originally posted by Parasol
at least our players get injured and we keep playing in the sunday after that not like you that to keep the players aware from injuries simply postpone the matches.

Sure, sure, let´s count the players injured in the two teams, shall we?

:crazyboy:

anyway, good luck next week, don't forget the vaseline;)

thank´s, ;)
As for the vaseline matter i think it´s from Bush isn´t it? I will be happy to loan you, ;)

That was Belenenses?!? :confused:

No wonder why they r running to 2nd league!! They better start changing that attitude!!

That 1st half was poor!! Cant say how didnt Benfica score 3 or 4 more goals, all that defense and midfield was trashed!!

Too bad Benfica lost Petit, major miss against Inter probably!

i think the FPF should consider to make the cup final in one of the new euro stadiums for security reasons. Algarve's stadium could be it, it would be a great rehearsal for the euro games, and it gives better conditions to everyone who will go watch that game...

Originally posted by bmpv666
i think the FPF should consider to make the cup final in one of the new euro stadiums for security reasons. Algarve's stadium could be it, it would be a great rehearsal for the euro games, and it gives better conditions to everyone who will go watch that game...

I agree, and since the Algarve stad won't be seeing superliga action it would be a good venue for games like this and NT matches..

yes. could be in Algarve. but PLEASE DON'T MOVE THE KICK-OFF TIME! The Portuguese Cup final is at afternoon. Always! But i think FPF will not move the final from Jamor.

Originally posted by Punkt
yes. could be in Algarve. but PLEASE DON'T MOVE THE KICK-OFF TIME! The Portuguese Cup final is at afternoon. Always! But i think FPF will not move the final from Jamor.



a portuguese cup final IS at jamor at 4pm on the 10th of june. since that date isn't possible, please don't move the rest.

Originally posted by Parasol
a portuguese cup final IS at jamor at 4pm on the 10th of june. since that date isn't possible, please don't move the rest. :rolleyes:

Madail admite outro palco para a final da Taça
[ 2004/03/18 | 15:51 ] Valdemar Duarte

Afinal, a decisão da Taça entre Benfica e F.C. Porto pode não ser realizada no Jamor. Apesar de o estádio Nacional ser o palco indigitado desde o início da época, é possível que, a título excepcional, o local venha a ser alterado. A próxima Assembleia Geral da FPF, a 3 de Abril vai debater esse tema, e caso se alcance a necessária aprovação, poderá ser um dos novos estádios construídos para o Euro-2004 a acolher o jogo que encerra a temporada.

Foi o próprio Gilberto Madail, presidente da Federação, a confirmar essa possibilidade em declarações à Maisfutebol rádio: «É nossa intenção levar à AG uma disposição para, eventualmente, por motivos relacionados com o Euro, realizar o jogo num palco diferente. Temos novos estádios, três deles classificados pela UEFA como estádios cinco estrelas (Luz, Dragão e Alvalade), com condições excelentes. Poderíamos fazer do Benfica-F.C. Porto o último grande teste antes da fase final. Há uma certa inclinação da Direcção da FPF para as coisas poderem ser diferentes, mas isso depende da vontade da AG e, claro, depende da vontade dos clubes. Se um deles não quiser está tudo inviabilizado.»

Gilberto Madail reconhece que tudo depende das conversações a manter com os clubes, lembrando que basta um deles não estar de acordo para a alteração se complicar. Mas o presidente da FPF reafirma a intenção de levar a ideia por diante.

I could care less if it's Lolé or Alvalade, just move it from Jamor as the venue is a joke, plus more fans get the chance now to attend, hope SLB excepts as I know Porto will since they been for years saying to get a better ground for such a final, plus TV and media people benifit.

Oh almost forgot congrats to SLB making the final, it will now be a great cup game, Belenenses was not what I wanted, this will be a great match, with FCP winning it.

Let it be Algarve and the sun.

if they decide to play this game at alvalade it will be a real joke :rolleyes: :crazyboy:


anyway, i expect this to be a great game

Well, we certainly have some great neutral stadiums in Portugal now, no need for Jamor. I hope it's not Alvalade, although it is a great stadium. Algarve, Braga, any of the new stads would make for a great place for the final!