2020 Taça da Liga final

2020 Taça da Liga final
Event2019–20 Taça da Liga
Braga Porto
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Date25 January 2020
VenueEstádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Man of the MatchRicardo Horta
RefereeLuís Godinho
Attendance23,794
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The 2020 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2019–20 Taça da Liga, the thirteenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 25 January 2020 at Estádio Municipal de Braga.

The competition involved the 34 clubs playing in the top two tiers of the Portuguese football league system – 18 from Primeira Liga and 16 from LigaPro – during the 2019–20 season. Reserve sides of Primeira Liga teams that played in the 2018–19 LigaPro were excluded from the competition.

Braga and Porto faced off for the second time in a rematch of the 2013 final.[1] In the final, Braga defeated Porto 1–0 to earn its second title in their third final. Braga became the third team (after Benfica and Sporting CP) in the competition's history to win multiple Taças da Liga.[2] Porto lost their fourth consecutive league cup final, after appearances in the 2010, 2013, and 2019 finals.

Background

For the third consecutive season, this competition featured a final four format with both the semi-finals and the final being played over a space of a few days in the same venue. The Estádio Municipal de Braga hosted all matches.[3][4][5]

Route to the final

Further information: 2019–20 Taça da Liga

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Braga Round Porto
Opponent Result Stadium First round Opponent Result Stadium
Bye Bye
Opponent Result Stadium Second round Opponent Result Stadium
Bye Bye
Opponent Result Stadium Third round Opponent Result Stadium
Penafiel 3–1 (A) Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Matchday 1 Santa Clara 1–0 (H) Estádio do Dragão
Marítimo 2–1 (H) Estádio Municipal de Braga Matchday 2 Casa Pia 3–0 (A) Estádio Pina Manique
Paços de Ferreira 4–1 (A) Estádio Capital do Móvel Matchday 3 Chaves 4–2 (A) Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Group A winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Braga 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
Paços de Ferreira 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 4
Marítimo 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Penafiel 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Final standings Group D winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Porto 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
Chaves 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
Casa Pia 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
Santa Clara 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Opponent Result Stadium Knockout phase Opponent Result Stadium
Sporting CP 2–1 (N) Estádio Municipal de Braga Semi-finals Vitória de Guimarães 2–1 (N) Estádio Municipal de Braga

Match

Summary

Details

Braga1–0Porto
  • R. Horta 90+5'
 Report
Attendance: 23,794
Referee: Luís Godinho
Braga
Porto
GK 1 Brazil Matheus
RB 47 Portugal Ricardo Esgaio
CB 3 Brazil Vítor Tormena downward-facing red arrow 56'
CB 34 Brazil Raul Silva Yellow card 67'
CB 36 Brazil Bruno Viana Yellow card 81'
LM 5 Portugal Nuno Sequeira
CM 60 Portugal João Palhinha Yellow card 64' downward-facing red arrow 90'
CM 27 Portugal Fransérgio (c)
RW 21 Portugal Ricardo Horta
LW 90 Brazil Galeno downward-facing red arrow 50'
CF 20 Portugal Paulinho
Substitutes:
GK 12 Portugal Tiago Sá
DF 11 Portugal Diogo Viana
DF 13 Portugal Wallace upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 17 Portugal João Novais upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 77 Portugal Francisco Trincão upward-facing green arrow 50'
FW 18 Portugal Rui Fonte
FW 7 Angola Wilson Eduardo
Manager:
Portugal Rúben Amorim
GK 31 Portugal Diogo Costa
RB 17 Mexico Jesús Corona Yellow card 73'
CB 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo Chancel Mbemba
CB 5 Spain Iván Marcano
LB 13 Brazil Alex Telles
CM 25 Portugal Otávio Yellow card 30'
CM 22 Portugal Danilo Pereira (c) downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 27 Portugal Sérgio Oliveira Yellow card 19' downward-facing red arrow 72'
RW 11 Mali Moussa Marega downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 29 Brazil Francisco Soares
LW 7 Colombia Luis Díaz
Substitutes:
GK 32 Argentina Agustín Marchesín
DF 18 Portugal Wilson Manafá upward-facing green arrow 78'
DF 4 Portugal Diogo Leite
MF 8 Portugal Romário Baró Yellow card 72' upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 16 Colombia Mateus Uribe Yellow card 74' downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
MF 77 Portugal Vitinha
FW 9 Cameroon Vincent Aboubakar
Manager:
Portugal Sérgio Conceição

Man of the match

Assistant referees:
Rui Teixeira
Valter Rufo
Fourth official:
Cláudio Pereira
Video assistant referee:
Tiago Martins
Assistant video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. ^ Kundert, Tom (13 April 2013). "Braga win Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ^ Cole, Richard (25 January 2020). "Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Regulamento das competições organizadas pela Liga Portugal" [Regulations of the competitions organized by Liga Portugal] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Allianz CUP sagrará Campeão de Inverno em 2019" [Allianz CUP will honor the Winter Champion in 2019] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Sorteio com os 'grandes' a 3 de setembro" [Draw with the 'biggest' on 3rd September]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.