Leões host Marítimo, who will also be present in the final-four
A week before the Super Cup, which brings together FC Porto, Sporting, Benfica and Marítimo next weekend in a final four that will be played in Santo Tirso, the lions and maritimistas will face each other at the João Rocha pavilion this Saturday (6.30pm).
Ricardo Costa’s team, which has 13 victories in the same number of rounds, seeks to maintain its strength against the team coached by Paulo Fidalgo who arrives at this match in sixth place, still with their hopes intact of achieving a place in the top four that they will compete for the title at the end of the regular phase.
The lions arrive in high spirits since, in addition to their isolated leadership of the championship, they managed to qualify for the second phase of the European League. Now, this game can also be seen by both teams as a test for what comes in a week, when the first title of the season will be defined.
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The draw for the Super Cup dictated that Sporting and Marítimo will only be able to face each other in the final, if they overcome FC Porto and Benfica, respectively.
Clash of brothers in Guimarães
Before the game at João Rocha, Eagles and Dragons play, both at 3pm.
FC Porto, two days after losing at home to Magdeburgo in the Champions League, visits V. Guimarães. Carlos Resende’s team does not want to let Sporting take the lead and will face the Guimarães team who rose this year and are comfortable in seventh place.
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The game also has the peculiarity of pitting two brothers face to face: Rui Silva, captain of the national team and central defender of FC Porto; and Nuno Silva, a central defender who left Marítimo at the beginning of the season to return to his homeland and reinforce V. Guimarães.
Benfica travels north to face FC Gaia, second to last in the championship. With no margin for error, as a result of Sporting being five points behind, the Eagles do not want to be surprised and seek to continue their triumph against Kristianstad in their farewell to the European League, before also turning their focus to the Super Cup.
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2023-12-08 22:15:00
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