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2021 Taça da Liga final
Event2020–21 Taça da Liga
Sporting CP Braga
1 0
Date23 January 2021
VenueEstádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
Man of the MatchPedro Porro[1]
RefereeTiago Martins
Attendance0[note 1]
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The 2021 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2020–21 Taça da Liga, the fourteenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 23 January 2021 at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa.

The competition was contested exclusively by clubs competing in the two professional divisions of Portuguese football – the top-tier Primeira Liga and the second-tier Liga Portugal 2.

Braga were the holders and two-time winners, they played the decisive match for the 4th time and second consecutive season, having beaten Porto 1–0 in the previous season's final. Meanwhile, Sporting CP played their fifth final in the competition, having last appeared in the 2019 final when they defeated Porto on penalties for their second title. Sporting CP won the final 1–0 over Braga for their third title, as result, became the second team (after Benfica) in the competition's history to win three Taças da Liga.

Background

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Due to calendar limitations derived from the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, this season followed a transitory format where only eight teams enter the competition.[2] The final was also held behind closed doors due to the effects of the pandemic in Portugal. The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria was chosen as the competition's final-four venue until 2023.[3]

Route to the final

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Further information: 2020–21 Taça da Liga

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Sporting CP Round Braga
Opponent Result 2020–21 Taça da Liga Opponent Result
Mafra (H) 2–0 Quarter-finals Estoril (H) 3–1
Porto (N) 2–0 Semi-finals Benfica (N) 2–1

Match

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Summary

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Details

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Sporting CP1–0Braga
  • Porro 41'
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Tiago Martins
Sporting
Braga
GK 1 Spain Antonio Adán
RB 52 Portugal Gonçalo Inácio downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 4 Uruguay Sebastián Coates (c)
LB 3 Morocco Zouhair Feddal
RM 24 Spain Pedro Porro Yellow card 81'
CM 6 Portugal João Palhinha
CM 17 Portugal João Mário downward-facing red arrow 68'
LM 5 Portugal Nuno Mendes Yellow card 76'
RF 28 Portugal Pedro Gonçalves Yellow card 90 5' Red card 90 6'
CF 19 Portugal Tiago Tomás downward-facing red arrow 59'
LF 10 Cape Verde Jovane Cabral Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK 81 Portugal Luís Maximiano
DF 13 Portugal Luís Neto upward-facing green arrow 89' Yellow card 90 6'
DF 26 Colombia Cristian Borja upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF 55 Portugal Antunes
CM 8 Brazil Matheus Nunes upward-facing green arrow 68' Yellow card 88'
CM 68 Portugal Daniel Bragança
FW 11 Portugal Nuno Santos upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Ecuador Gonzalo Plata
FW 9 Slovenia Andraž Šporar upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Portugal Rúben Amorim Red card 33'
GK 1 Brazil Matheus
CB 3 Brazil Vítor Tormena
CB 16 Portugal David Carmo
CB 5 Portugal Nuno Sequeira Yellow card 33'
RM 47 Portugal Ricardo Esgaio
CM 8 Libya Ali Musrati Yellow card 90 4'
CM 88 Portugal André Castro downward-facing red arrow 62'
LM 90 Brazil Galeno
RF 21 Portugal Ricardo Horta
CF 9 Spain Abel Ruiz downward-facing red arrow 46'
LF 27 Brazil Fransérgio (c) downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Portugal Tiago Sá
DF 34 Brazil Raul Silva
DF 36 Brazil Bruno Viana
MF 7 Portugal João Novais upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 11 Brazil Lucas Piazon
MF 15 Portugal André Horta
MF 45 Portugal Iuri Medeiros upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 20 Portugal Paulinho upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 95 Brazil Guilherme Schettine upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Portugal Carlos Carvalhal Red card 33'

Man of the match

Assistant referees:
André Campos
Pedro Mota
Fourth official:
Hugo Miguel
Video assistant referee:
Ricardo Santos
Assistant video assistant referee:
Manuel Mota

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pedro Porro foi o MVP Allianz da final". FPF (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "De 34 para oito clubes: Taça da Liga vai ser reformulada". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ Lusa. "Leiria recebe "final four" da Taça da Liga nas próximas três temporadas". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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