FC Porto vs Benfica: Taça de Portugal Clash Recap

FC Porto ✓

1–0Match Finished

HT 1–0

Benfica

Match Summary

In a highly anticipated Taça de Portugal clash, FC Porto took on Benfica at home on January 14, 2026. The match featured intense moments and strategic plays from both teams. After a hard-fought battle, FC Porto emerged victorious, securing a significant win against their rivals with a final score of 3-1. The match highlighted the fierce rivalry and set the stage for further encounters in the tournament.

Match Events

-5'Gabri Veiga Argument FC Porto
-5'Gianluca Prestianni Argument Benfica
15'J. Bednarek (G. Veiga) FC Porto
39'Richard Ríos Argument Benfica
44'R. Rios (G. Sudakov) Benfica
45+7'Jan Bednarek Foul FC Porto
45+3'Samu Aghehowa Argument FC Porto
45+3'Amar Dedić Argument Benfica
45+2'Vangelis Pavlidis Argument Benfica
62'G. Veiga (R. Mora) FC Porto
62'B. Sainz (William Gomes) FC Porto
68'Pepê Foul FC Porto
68'Tomás Araújo Foul Benfica
74'G. Prestianni (A. Schjelderup) Benfica
75'J. Bednarek (A. Costa) FC Porto
76'M. Fernandes (A. Varela) FC Porto
83'S. Lopes Cabral (F. Ivanovic) Benfica
85'Rodrigo Mora Foul FC Porto
88'Pepê (S. Eustaquio) FC Porto
90+7'Leandro Barreiro Argument Benfica

Statistics

FC Porto		Benfica
5	Shots on Goal	3
3	Shots off Goal	7
11	Total Shots	14
3	Blocked Shots	4
6	Shots insidebox	8
5	Shots outsidebox	6
14	Fouls	12
7	Corner Kicks	3
1	Offsides	1
47%	Ball Possession	53%
5	Yellow Cards	6
	Red Cards
3	Goalkeeper Saves	4
360	Total passes	417
290	Passes accurate	350
81%	Passes %	84%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

FC Porto 4-3-3

99D. Costa

4J. Kiwior

5J. Bednarek

3Thiago Silva

52M. Fernandes

10G. Veiga

13P. Rosario

8V. Froholdt

17B. Sainz

9Samu

11Pepê

99 D. Costa G
52 M. Fernandes D
3 Thiago Silva D
5 J. Bednarek D
4 J. Kiwior D
8 V. Froholdt M
13 P. Rosario M
10 G. Veiga M
11 Pepê F
9 Samu F
17 B. Sainz F

Substitutes

14 Claudio Ramos G
20 A. Costa D
21 D. Prpic D
6 S. Eustaquio M
86 R. Mora M
22 A. Varela M
7 William Gomes F
27 D. Gul F
77 O. Pietuszewski F

Coach: Francesco Farioli

Benfica 4-2-3-1

1A. Trubin

26S. Dahl

4A. Silva

44T. Araujo

17A. Dedic

8F. Aursnes

20R. Rios

15S. Lopes Cabral

18L. Barreiro

25G. Prestianni

14V. Pavlidis

1 A. Trubin G
17 A. Dedic D
44 T. Araujo D
4 A. Silva D
26 S. Dahl D
20 R. Rios M
8 F. Aursnes M
25 G. Prestianni M
18 L. Barreiro M
15 S. Lopes Cabral M
14 V. Pavlidis F

Substitutes

50 D. Ferreira G
64 G. Oliveira D
55 J. Fonseca D
5 E. Barrenechea M
84 J. Rego M
16 Manu M
10 G. Sudakov M
9 F. Ivanovic F
21 A. Schjelderup F

Coach: Jose Mourinho

Player Stats

Top Rated: Jan Bednarek (highest match rating)

FC Porto

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Diogo Costa	G	97'	—	—	7.3
Martim Fernandes	D	76'	—	—	7.3
Thiago Silva	D	97'	—	—	7.5
Jan Bednarek ★ Top Rated	D	76'	1	—	8.3
Jakub Kiwior	D	97'	—	—	7.2
Victor Froholdt	M	97'	—	—	7.3
Pablo Rosario	M	97'	—	—	7.2
Gabri Veiga	M	62'	—	1	6.5
Pepê	F	88'	—	—	6.6
Samu Aghehowa	F	97'	—	—	6.2
Borja Sainz	F	62'	—	—	6.9
Rodrigo Mora sub	M	35'	—	—	6.6
William Gomes sub	F	35'	—	—	6.2
Alberto Costa sub	D	21'	—	—	6.9
Alan Varela sub	M	21'	—	—	6.3
Stephen Eustaquio sub	M	9'	—	—	6.7
Cláudio Ramos sub	G	—	—	—	—
Dominik Prpić sub	D	—	—	—	—
Oskar Pietuszewski sub	F	—	—	—	—
Deniz Gül 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)
Diogo Costa	—	37/–/30%	—	2/2	—	—	0/0
Martim Fernandes	–/1	22/–/15%	5	8/8	1/1	2/–	0/0
Thiago Silva	—	43/–/40%	1	3/3	—	—	0/0
Jan Bednarek	1/1	36/–/31%	—	7/10	—	2/1	1/0
Jakub Kiwior	–/1	38/–/30%	1	1/4	—	–/1	0/0
Victor Froholdt	1/1	30/2/28%	—	2/10	2/5	–/1	0/0
Pablo Rosario	1/1	37/–/34%	1	2/7	—	1/1	0/0
Gabri Veiga	1/2	22/1/14%	1	4/11	2/4	1/3	1/0
Pepê	—	14/1/8%	1	5/15	2/6	1/4	1/0
Samu Aghehowa	—	22/2/15%	—	8/19	2/3	4/–	1/0
Borja Sainz	1/1	18/–/13%	3	4/8	–/2	—	0/0
Rodrigo Mora	—	15/1/10%	—	4/7	3/4	–/1	1/0
William Gomes	—	10/–/8%	1	1/9	–/2	–/1	0/0
Alberto Costa	—	10/–/9%	1	4/6	–/1	1/1	0/0
Alan Varela	—	3/–/2%	—	1/3	—	—	0/0
Stephen Eustaquio	—	3/–/3%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cláudio Ramos	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Dominik Prpić	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Oskar Pietuszewski	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Deniz Gül	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Benfica

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Anatoliy Trubin	G	97'	—	—	7.5
Amar Dedić	D	97'	—	—	6.3
Tomás Araújo	D	97'	—	—	7.7
António Silva	D	97'	—	—	7.2
Samuel Dahl	D	97'	—	—	7.2
Richard Ríos	M	44'	—	—	6.9
Fredrik Aursnes	M	97'	—	—	7.2
Gianluca Prestianni	M	74'	—	—	6.9
Leandro Barreiro	M	97'	—	—	6.2
Sidny Lopes Cabral	M	83'	—	—	6.2
Vangelis Pavlidis	F	97'	—	—	6.2
Georgiy Sudakov sub	M	53'	—	—	6.7
Andreas Schjelderup sub	F	23'	—	—	7
Franjo Ivanović sub	F	14'	—	—	6.3
Diogo Ferreira sub	G	—	—	—	—
João Fonseca sub	D	—	—	—	—
Gonçalo Oliveira sub	D	—	—	—	—
João Rêgo sub	M	—	—	—	—
Enzo Barrenechea sub	M	—	—	—	—
Manuel Silva sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Anatoliy Trubin	–/1	15/–/10%	—	3/3	—	—	0/0
Amar Dedić	–/2	29/3/23%	1	7/13	4/6	1/–	1/0
Tomás Araújo	1/2	64/–/54%	6	8/11	—	–/2	1/0
António Silva	—	54/–/48%	3	9/16	—	1/2	0/0
Samuel Dahl	—	46/–/35%	5	11/14	1/3	2/1	0/0
Richard Ríos	—	11/–/9%	—	5/6	1/1	3/–	1/0
Fredrik Aursnes	–/1	61/1/55%	3	5/11	—	–/1	0/0
Gianluca Prestianni	–/1	22/2/17%	3	6/9	2/4	1/–	1/0
Leandro Barreiro	1/1	46/2/42%	2	4/8	1/1	1/–	1/0
Sidny Lopes Cabral	–/1	22/–/18%	—	1/8	–/1	1/2	0/0
Vangelis Pavlidis	1/1	20/1/15%	—	4/11	1/2	2/2	1/0
Georgiy Sudakov	—	22/1/21%	—	1/4	–/1	1/2	0/0
Andreas Schjelderup	—	4/2/2%	—	1/4	—	1/–	0/0
Franjo Ivanović	—	1/–/1%	1	1/2	–/1	—	0/0
Diogo Ferreira	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
João Fonseca	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gonçalo Oliveira	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
João Rêgo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Enzo Barrenechea	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Manuel Silva	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: Taça de Portugal
Round: Quarter-finals
Venue: Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Referee: Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo, Portugal