A fragrance of revenge and the electricity of a national supremacy will cover the air of the Portuguese capital, this Sunday, at the start of the evening, for the final of the Cup opposing the two rivals of Lisbon, Benfica and Sporting (kicks at 6.15 p.m.). While the Le responsi won the title of champion of Portugal by leading their great enemy last week, the eagles will be keen to close this domestic season by consoling themselves with this trophy, before projecting on the Club World Cup in the United States.
A final which will also be the last match on the domestic scene of a certain Angel Di Maria in the Benfica red jersey. “It hurts very much to finish like that after such a long year. It was my last championship match with this jersey and I am proud to have been able to wear it again ”had written the former Parisian on Instagram after the loss of the title last week. The Argentinian world champion should however return to the World Cup. At the age of 37, the left -hander hopes to end up in the most beautiful ways to complete the loop in Europe.
The expected compositions:
Benfica : Trubin, Araujo, Silva, Otamendi, Carreras, Florentino, Barreiro, Kokçu, Aktürkoğlu, Di María, Pavlidis.
Sporting : Silva, Inácio, St. Just, Quaresma, Matheus Reis, Araujo, Debast, Morita, Gonçalves, Trincão, Gyökeres.
Where to see the match?
This Portugal Cup final between Sporting and Benfica, this Sunday at 6:15 p.m., will not be broadcast in France.
