Portugal Cup 2024-2025: Benfica-Sporting, the likely lineups
After they battled each other until the last day of the league, Benfica and Sporting will compete in the final of the Portuguese Cup. Kickoff at 6:30 p.m. at the Estadio Nacional do Jamor in Oeiras. The red-and-whites are hunting for redemption after the league mockery, while the green-and-whites want to seal the season with another trophy.
Lage has confirmed Soares in goal with Otamendi and Silva leading the defense. In midfield, Aursnes’ presence is in doubt: if he doesn’t make it, Barreiro is ready. In attack Pavlidis, with Di Maria and Akturkoglu on his sides.
Borges has to deal with the doubt Diomande in defense: St. Juste is in pole to replace him. In midfield, Hjulmand returns, paired with Debast, while in attack there’s Gyokeres, with Trincao and Gonçalves acting in support in the three-quarter.
The team will be in the middle.
Probable lineups
Benfica (4-3-3): Soares; Araújo, Silva, Otamendi, Carreras; Barreiro, Florentino, Kokçu; Di Maria, Pavlidis, Akturkoglu. All. Lage
Sporting (3-4-2-1): Silva, Quaresma, Diomande, Inácio; Catamo Debast, Hjulmand, Araújo; Trincão, Gonçalves; Gyokeres. All. Borges
