The 2021 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 81st edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. It was played on 23 May 2021 at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, between Braga and Benfica.
It was the 38th final for Benfica in the competition's history after they won the 2017 final and lost the 2020 final, while Braga qualified for their seventh final. The two teams faced each other for the first time in the final of the Portuguese Cup.
The defending champions were Porto, however, they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Braga.
Route to the final BragaRoundBenficaOpponentResult2020–21 Taça de PortugalOpponentResultTrofense2–1 (A)Third roundParedes1–0 (A)Olímpico Montijo7–0 (A)Fourth roundVilafranquense5–0 (H)Torreense5–0 (H)Fifth roundEstrela da Amadora4–0 (A)Santa Clara2–1 (H)Quarter-finalsBelenenses SAD3–0 (H)Porto1–1 (H)Semi-finalsEstoril3–1 (A)3–2 (A)2–0 (H) Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture
Match Details
GK 1 MatheusRB 47 Ricardo Esgaio (c) CB 3 Vítor TormenaCB 34 Raul SilvaLB 5 Nuno SequeiraRW 21 Ricardo HortaCM 8 Ali Musrati CM 88 André Castro LW 90 GalenoCF 9 Abel Ruiz CF 11 Lucas Piazon Substitutes:GK 12 Tiago SáDF 26 Cristian BorjaDF 86 Bruno RodriguesMF 7 João Novais MF 15 André Horta FW 18 Rui FonteFW 19 Andraž Šporar Manager: Carlos Carvalhal GK 77 Helton Leite RB 5 Jan VertonghenCB 30 Nicolás Otamendi LB 91 Morato RM 17 Diogo Gonçalves CM 28 Julian WeiglCM 49 Adel Taarabt LM 3 Álex Grimaldo RW 21 Pizzi (c) CF 14 Haris Seferovic LW 7 Everton Substitutes:GK 99 Odysseas Vlachodimos DF 33 JardelDF 71 Nuno Tavares MF 8 GabrielMF 19 Chiquinho MF 27 Rafa Silva FW 9 Darwin Núñez Manager: Jorge Jesus
Man of the Match: Galeno (Braga) Fair Player of the Match: Ricardo Horta (Braga)
Assistant referees: André Campos Pedro Felisberto Fourth official: Rui Costa Video assistant referee: João Pinheiro Assistant video assistant referees: Tiago Martins João Bessa SilvaMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
Notes
See also 2020–21 S.C. Braga season 2020–21 S.L. Benfica season 2021 Taça da Liga final
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