Sporting CP vs SC Braga: Taça da Liga Clash Results

Sporting CP ✓

1–0Match Finished

HT 1–0

SC Braga

Match Summary

In a thrilling encounter at the Taça da Liga, Sporting CP faced SC Braga. The match, held on August 28, 2026, showcased intense competition between the two teams. Sporting CP, playing at home, demonstrated their dominance throughout the game. After a series of strategic plays and near misses, the final whistle confirmed Sporting CP's victory, securing vital points in the league.

Match Events

24'Jovane Cabral Foul Sporting CP
32'Nuno Sequeira Foul SC Braga
41'Pedro Porro (Gonçalo Inácio) Sporting CP
46'Jovane Cabral (Nuno Santos) Sporting CP
46'Abel Ruiz (Paulinho) SC Braga
59'Tiago Tomás (A. Šporar) Sporting CP
62'Castro (Iuri Medeiros) SC Braga
68'João Mário (Matheus Nunes) Sporting CP
73'Fransérgio (João Novais) SC Braga
76'Nuno Mendes Foul Sporting CP
81'Pedro Porro Foul Sporting CP
88'Matheus Nunes Foul Sporting CP
89'Gonçalo Inácio (Luís Carlos) Sporting CP
90'Luís Neto Argument Sporting CP
90'Pedro Gonçalves Time wasting Sporting CP
90'Pedro Gonçalves Argument Sporting CP
90'Mutassim Al Musrati Foul SC Braga

Statistics

Sporting CP		SC Braga
4	Shots on Goal	5
2	Shots off Goal	7
7	Total Shots	15
1	Blocked Shots	3
4	Shots insidebox	6
3	Shots outsidebox	9
22	Fouls	24
3	Corner Kicks	7
0	Offsides	5
41%	Ball Possession	59%
6	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
5	Goalkeeper Saves	3
284	Total passes	384
140	Passes accurate	224
49%	Passes %	58%

Lineups

Sporting CP 3-4-2-1

1Adán

24Pedro Porro

3Z. Feddal

4S. Coates

6João Palhinha

17João Mário

52Gonçalo Inácio

5Nuno Mendes

77Jovane Cabral

28Pedro Gonçalves

19Tiago Tomás

1 Adán G
4 S. Coates D
3 Z. Feddal D
24 Pedro Porro M
5 Nuno Mendes M
52 Gonçalo Inácio D
17 João Mário M
6 João Palhinha M
28 Pedro Gonçalves F
77 Jovane Cabral F
19 Tiago Tomás F

Substitutes

11 Nuno Santos M
9 A. Šporar F
8 Matheus Nunes M
13 Luís Carlos D
68 Daniel Bragança M
81 Luís Maximiano G
20 G. Plata M
55 Antunes D
26 C. Borja D

Coach: Emanuel Ferro

SC Braga 3-4-2-1

5Nuno Sequeira

88Castro

90Galeno

21Ricardo Horta

9Abel Ruiz

1 Matheus G
47 Ricardo Esgaio M
5 Nuno Sequeira D
3 Vítor Tormena D
16 David Carmo D
88 Castro M
27 Fransérgio F
8 Ali Musrati M
21 Ricardo Horta F
90 Galeno M
9 Abel Ruiz F

Substitutes

20 Paulinho F
45 Iuri Medeiros M
7 João Novais M
34 Raúl Silva D
11 Lucas Piazón M
36 Bruno Viana D
95 Guilherme Schettine F
15 André Horta M
12 Tiago Sá G

Coach: Carlos Carvalhal

Player Stats

Top Rated: Sebastián Coates (highest match rating)

Sporting CP

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Antonio Adán	G	90'	—	—	7.9
Gonçalo Inácio	D	89'	—	1	6.9
Sebastián Coates ★ Top Rated	D	90'	—	—	8.2
Zouhair Feddal	D	90'	—	—	6.9
Pedro Porro	M	90'	1	—	6.9
João Mário	M	68'	—	—	6.6
João Palhinha	M	90'	—	—	6.7
Nuno Mendes	M	90'	—	—	6.5
Pedro Gonçalves	F	97'	—	—	6.9
Jovane Cabral	F	45'	—	—	6.3
Tiago Tomás	F	59'	—	—	6.3
Luis Maximiano sub	G	—	—	—	—
Cristian Borja sub	D	—	—	—	—
Vitorino Antunes sub	D	—	—	—	—
Luís Neto sub	D	9'	—	—	6.7
Nuno Santos sub	M	45'	—	—	6.3
Daniel Bragança sub	M	—	—	—	—
Matheus Nunes sub	M	22'	—	—	7
Gonzalo Plata sub	M	—	—	—	—
Andraž Šporar sub	F	31'	—	—	6.3

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Antonio Adán	—	31/–/9%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gonçalo Inácio	—	25/1/12%	—	3/7	—	–/1	0/0
Sebastián Coates	—	29/–/14%	2	12/12	4/4	2/–	0/0
Zouhair Feddal	—	28/–/11%	2	5/6	—	2/1	0/0
Pedro Porro	1/1	36/–/11%	1	2/7	1/2	–/2	1/0
João Mário	–/2	20/–/13%	1	4/10	2/4	1/1	0/0
João Palhinha	—	29/1/21%	—	8/15	—	3/3	0/0
Nuno Mendes	—	21/–/9%	3	6/15	1/2	2/2	1/0
Pedro Gonçalves	2/2	18/–/12%	1	10/24	5/9	4/2	1/1
Jovane Cabral	—	9/2/6%	1	7/15	1/4	2/3	1/0
Tiago Tomás	—	10/1/5%	1	6/14	–/2	4/3	0/0
Luis Maximiano	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cristian Borja	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Vitorino Antunes	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luís Neto	—	1/–/1%	—	1/1	—	—	1/0
Nuno Santos	—	12/–/7%	—	1/3	—	1/–	0/0
Daniel Bragança	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matheus Nunes	—	8/1/5%	—	6/11	2/2	3/2	1/0
Gonzalo Plata	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Andraž Šporar	1/1	7/–/4%	1	2/8	–/1	–/2	0/0

SC Braga

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Matheus	G	90'	—	—	6.9
Vitor Tormena	D	90'	—	—	6.7
David Carmo	D	90'	—	—	6.6
Nuno Sequeira	D	90'	—	—	6.6
Ricardo Esgaio	M	90'	—	—	6.3
Mutassim Al Musrati	M	90'	—	—	6.7
André Castro	M	62'	—	—	7
Wenderson Galeno	M	90'	—	—	6.9
Ricardo Horta	F	90'	—	—	6.6
Fransergio	F	73'	—	—	6.7
Abel Ruíz	F	45'	—	—	6.3
Tiago Sá sub	G	—	—	—	—
Bruno Viana sub	D	—	—	—	—
Raul Silva sub	D	—	—	—	—
João Novais sub	M	17'	—	—	6.7
André Horta sub	M	—	—	—	—
Lucas Piazón sub	M	—	—	—	—
Iuri Medeiros sub	M	28'	—	—	7.6
Paulinho sub	F	45'	—	—	7
Guilherme Schettine sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Matheus	—	17/–/3%	—	2/2	—	2/–	0/0
Vitor Tormena	–/1	36/–/22%	1	5/8	—	1/1	0/0
David Carmo	–/1	28/–/14%	1	7/11	—	2/1	0/0
Nuno Sequeira	—	46/2/24%	4	10/18	–/1	4/4	1/0
Ricardo Esgaio	—	38/3/20%	2	4/12	1/2	–/3	0/0
Mutassim Al Musrati	–/1	38/–/30%	3	7/16	2/3	1/4	1/0
André Castro	—	41/–/24%	5	9/14	—	1/2	0/0
Wenderson Galeno	—	38/2/16%	—	9/11	3/4	4/–	0/0
Ricardo Horta	–/1	29/–/21%	3	5/11	—	2/2	0/0
Fransergio	1/2	23/1/13%	—	3/12	—	1/3	0/0
Abel Ruíz	—	15/–/11%	2	3/13	—	1/2	0/0
Tiago Sá	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Bruno Viana	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Raul Silva	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
João Novais	1/1	14/1/9%	1	3/9	1/1	1/2	0/0
André Horta	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lucas Piazón	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Iuri Medeiros	2/3	14/1/11%	—	5/5	3/3	1/–	0/0
Paulinho	1/2	7/1/6%	—	3/6	1/1	1/–	0/0
Guilherme Schettine	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: Taça da Liga
Round: Final
Venue: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
Referee: Tiago Martins, Portugal