The Portuguese Cup Final: Benfica vs Porto [P+R]

[Punkt]

The season is ending in Portugal. SuperLiga ended this weekend with Porto champion and Benfica confirmed the spot in the 3ºqualifying round of the Champions League. Now just rest the cup final to be played next sunday at Estádio Nacional in Lisbon.
Post here news about the teams and your bets.

Cup titles:
Benfica (23 cups), Sporting (13), Porto (12), Boavista (5), Belenenses (3), Setúbal (2), Académica (1), Amadora (1), Leixões (1), Braga (1) e Beira Mar (1).

 

[Aveirenses]

Porto to win it. It'd be nice to have Benfica end their drought of trophies in their hundreth year, but I don't see Porto taking it easy on their rivals.

 

[::shinji::]

Porto will be tough to beat, they usually come through on the big occasion where as we tend to fall short (in recent years, anyhow..)

In any case, we certainly have a great shot at the cup. IMO we were never inferior to Porto in both our encounters this season. Let's hope we have a great match to end the season off!

 

[Punkt]

Road to the final:

BENFICA:

4th - BENFICA 3-1 Amadora
5th - Académica 0-1 BENFICA
6th - Given a bye
QF - BENFICA 2-1 Nacional
SF - BENFICA 3-1 Belenenses

PORTO:

4th - PORTO 1-0 Boavista
5th - PORTO 3-0 Maia (2)
6th - PORTO 4-0 Vilafranquense (2
QF -- Rio Ave 1-2 PORTO
SF--- Braga 1-3 PORTO

 

[Punkt]

The last 15 finals:

88/89: BELENENSES 2-1 Benfica
89/90: AMADORA 2-0 Farense
90/91: PORTO 3-1 Beira Mar
91/92: BOAVISTA 2-1 Porto
92/93: BENFICA 5-2 Boavista
93/94: PORTO 2-1 Sporting
94/95: SPORTING 2-0 Maritimo
95/96: BENFICA 3-1 Sporting
96/97: BOAVISTA 3-2 Benfica
97/98: PORTO 3-1 Braga
98/99: BEIRA MAR 1-0 Campomaiorense
99/00: PORTO 2-0 Sporting
00/01: PORTO 2-0 Maritimo
01/02: SPORTING 1-0 Leixões
02/03: PORTO 1-0 Leiria

 

[ADC1987]

We want to win like last Year all competitions!!

I think it will be a great Match and Porto will win!

POOOOOORTOOOOOOOOOOO!!
ADC1987

 

[INFESTA]

We're bringing in all guns. Tough match, though. Benfica will be eager to conquer their only cup this year, while I bet our player's minds will be in another place, somewhere in Germany...

Still, you know who's going to win it.

 

[bbranco10]

BENFICA!!!!!!to win it.

 

[[dfm]]

If Porto put in the pitch all his determination and play at his level i think (with no disrespect to Benfica) we'll win it for sure cause we're the best team, but as we know not always the best team wins so let's see.

I think Porto will win 2-0, just my honest prediction if the things happen the way i expect.

 

[Parasol]

this kind of games is unpredictable, but it will surely be a great game! hope the sun shines at jamor that afternoon

 

[bbranco10]

I would like a 2-2 game to go into penalties and Benfica win in penalties. But I would really like 4-0 Benfica.

 

[Tajike]

You know...
Who I voted for...

Still...
It'll be tough...
Us having that little CL final on our minds...
Benfica reaching a CL spot for next season...
Two confident teams...
Should be a great game...

2-1 FCP...

 

[K3nzo]

As i said if both teams play 100% fit, and focused on this game only, FCPorto is the favourite to me!

FCPorto 2 - 1 SLBenfica

:Bow: Ninja!

 

[RUSI]

Porto to win the treble

2-1

 

[Parasol]

if porto gets to win the cl but we win the cup to porto that means we are the best side on the europe

 

[Paulo Da Silva]

Originally posted by Parasol
if porto gets to win the cl but we win the cup to porto that means we are the best side on the europe

no it means we had something more important to win.

 

[Parasol]

i was joking.

 

[Paulo Da Silva]

Originally posted by Parasol
i was joking.

i know, so was i

 

[K3nzo]

So who'll watch it live?

INFESTA interested on going? any plans? It would be good to do a SG gathering or sen a "delegation" to the final! =)

 

[[dfm]]

Originally posted by Parasol
if porto gets to win the cl but we win the cup to porto that means we are the best side on the europe

Gil Vicente and Rio Ave can be one of the best sides in Europe too... :funny: