BenficaBenfica
1–2Match Finished
HT 1–0
Sporting CPSporting CP ✓ Winner

Match Summary

In an exciting encounter in the Taça da Liga, Benfica faced off against Sporting CP. The match, held on August 28, 2026, showcased fierce rivalry and tactical battles. Both teams fought hard, but the final score reflected the efforts and strategies employed throughout the game. Fans were treated to a memorable display of Portuguese football.

Match Events

  • 22'Éverton (Álex Grimaldo) Benfica
  • 31'Luís Neto Foul Sporting CP
  • 49'Gonçalo Inácio (Pablo Sarabia) Sporting CP
  • 53'Jan Vertonghen Foul Benfica
  • 53'Paulinho Argument Sporting CP
  • 58'Everton Foul Benfica
  • 59'Matheus Nunes Foul Sporting CP
  • 61'R. Yaremchuk (Gonçalo Ramos) Benfica
  • 66'Luís Carlos (Pedro Porro) Sporting CP
  • 74'Diogo Gonçalves (Gil Dias) Benfica
  • 77'Ricardo Esgaio Foul Sporting CP
  • 78'Pablo Sarabia (Pedro Porro) Sporting CP
  • 83'Éverton (A. Taarabt) Benfica
  • 83'Morato (Pizzi) Benfica
  • 83'S. Meïté (Henrique Araújo) Benfica
  • 85'Matheus Nunes (M. Ugarte) Sporting CP
  • 88'Paulinho (Tiago Tomás) Sporting CP
  • 88'Pablo Sarabia (Nuno Santos) Sporting CP
  • 90+2'João Mário Argument Benfica

Statistics

BenficaSporting CP
2Shots on Goal4
1Shots off Goal5
4Total Shots12
1Blocked Shots3
1Shots insidebox11
3Shots outsidebox1
17Fouls23
2Corner Kicks4
1Offsides3
46%Ball Possession54%
3Yellow Cards4
Red Cards
2Goalkeeper Saves1
368Total passes421
292Passes accurate359
79%Passes %85%

Lineups

Benfica 4-3-3

  1. 99 O. Vlachodimos G
  2. 5 J. Vertonghen D
  3. 3 Álex Grimaldo D
  4. 91 Morato D
  5. 11 S. Meïté M
  6. 20 João Mário M
  7. 22 V. Lazaro D
  8. 28 J. Weigl M
  9. 17 Diogo Gonçalves F
  10. 15 R. Yaremchuk F
  11. 7 Éverton F

Substitutes

Nelson Veríssimo Coach: Nelson Veríssimo

Sporting CP 3-4-2-1

  1. 1 Adán G
  2. 13 Luís Carlos D
  3. 3 Z. Feddal D
  4. 47 Ricardo Esgaio M
  5. 2 Matheus Reis M
  6. 25 Gonçalo Inácio D
  7. 17 Pablo Sarabia F
  8. 6 João Palhinha M
  9. 28 Pote F
  10. 8 Matheus Nunes M
  11. 21 Paulinho F

Substitutes

  • 24 Pedro Porro D
  • 15 M. Ugarte M
  • 19 Tiago Tomás F
  • 11 Nuno Santos M
  • 7 Bruno Tabata F
  • 31 João Virginia G
  • 10 Jovane Cabral F
  • 68 Daniel Bragança M
  • 57 Geny F

Ruben Amorim Coach: Ruben Amorim

Player Stats

Top Rated: Pablo Sarabia (highest match rating)

Benfica

PlayerPosMinGARating
Odysseas VlachodimosG90'——6.5
Valentino LazaroD90'——6.5
Felipe MoratoD84'——6.3
Jan VertonghenD90'——6.9
Alejandro GrimaldoD90'—17.3
Soualiho MeïtéM84'——6.6
Julian WeiglM90'——6.9
João MárioM90'——6.9
Diogo GonçalvesF74'——6.6
Roman YaremchukF61'——6.7
EvertonF83'1—7.2
Helton Leite subG————
Ferro subD————
André Almeida subD————
Adel Taarabt subM14'——7.3
Paulo Bernardo subM————
Gil Dias subM16'——6.2
Pizzi subM13'——6.3
Gonçalo Ramos subF29'——6.7
Henrique Araújo subF14'——6.5
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Odysseas Vlachodimos—33/–/19%————0/0
Valentino Lazaro—36/–/27%16/111/23/10/0
Felipe Morato—35/–/27%13/7——0/0
Jan Vertonghen—31/–/25%23/5—–/21/0
Alejandro Grimaldo—42/1/32%57/121/41/–0/0
Soualiho Meïté—21/–/20%29/142/34/10/0
Julian Weigl—46/–/41%36/81/12/10/0
João Mário—45/–/39%18/131/15/51/0
Diogo Gonçalves—12/–/10%—3/5—3/20/0
Roman Yaremchuk—13/–/8%—5/81/11/20/0
Everton1/115/1/13%14/101/22/11/0
Helton Leite——————0/0
Ferro——————0/0
André Almeida——————0/0
Adel Taarabt–/113/–/11%—5/54/41/–0/0
Paulo Bernardo——————0/0
Gil Dias—8/–/7%—3/72/5–/10/0
Pizzi1/15/–/3%—–/2——0/0
Gonçalo Ramos—8/–/7%—2/5—1/–0/0
Henrique Araújo—5/–/3%—1/3—–/10/0

Sporting CP

PlayerPosMinGARating
Antonio AdánG90'——6.5
Luís NetoD66'——7.2
Gonçalo InácioD90'1—7.9
Zouhair FeddalD90'——7.2
Ricardo EsgaioM90'——7
João PalhinhaM90'——6.6
Matheus NunesM85'——6.7
Matheus ReisM90'——7
Pablo Sarabia ★ Top RatedF88'118.7
Pedro GonçalvesF90'——6
PaulinhoF88'——6.9
João Virgínia subG————
Geny Catamo subF————
Manuel Ugarte subM12'——6.3
Pedro Porro subD24'—17.2
Daniel Bragança subM————
Tiago Tomás subF9'——6.7
Bruno Tabata subF————
Nuno Santos subM9'——6.2
Jovane Cabral subF————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Antonio Adán—18/–/15%————0/0
Luís Neto—43/1/42%510/11—5/11/0
Gonçalo Inácio2/250/1/45%—4/6——0/0
Zouhair Feddal—65/–/58%12/3——0/0
Ricardo Esgaio—47/1/40%23/10—–/41/0
João Palhinha–/137/–/31%410/23–/12/70/0
Matheus Nunes—38/1/34%13/101/21/21/0
Matheus Reis–/142/1/36%25/10—3/30/0
Pablo Sarabia1/124/5/17%23/9—–/10/0
Pedro Gonçalves–/121/–/16%—2/13–/52/10/0
Paulinho1/318/–/12%16/13–/12/21/0
João Virgínia——————0/0
Geny Catamo——————0/0
Manuel Ugarte—4/–/3%————0/0
Pedro Porro—10/1/8%—1/3—1/10/0
Daniel Bragança——————0/0
Tiago Tomás—2/–/1%—1/21/1–/10/0
Bruno Tabata——————0/0
Nuno Santos—2/–/1%—–/2——0/0
Jovane Cabral——————0/0

Match Info

Competition
Taça da Liga
Round
Final
Venue
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
Referee
Manuel Mota