The 1959 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1958–59 Taça de Portugal, the 19th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 19 July 1959 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Benfica and Porto. Benfica defeated Porto 1–0 to claim a tenth Taça de Portugal.
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GK1 José de BastosDF Manuel SerraDF3 Artur Santos (c) DF Mário JoãoMF José NetoMF Francisco PalmeiroMF10 Joaquim SantanaMF Alfredo AbrantesMF8 Mário ColunaMF11 Domiciano CavémFW9 José Águas Substitutes:Manager: José Valdivieso GK1 Acúrcio CarreloDF António BarbosaDF6 Virgílio (c)DF Miguel ArcanjoMF Luís RobertoMF Monteiro da CostaFW Noé CastroFW Fernando PerdigãoFW HernâniFW Carlos Duarte FW António TeixeiraSubstitutes:Manager: Béla Guttmann
1958–59 Taça de Portugal WinnersBenfica10th Title
Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
See also O Clássico
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