2023 Taça de Portugal final

2023 Taça de Portugal final
Event2022–23 Taça de Portugal
Date4 June 2023
VenueEstádio Nacional, Oeiras
Man of the MatchOtávio[1]
Fair Player of the MatchRicardo Horta[1]
RefereeJoão Pinheiro
Attendance35,000

The 2023 Taça de Portugal Final was the last match of the 2022–23 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 83rd season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout cup competition in Portuguese football.[2] It was played on 4 June 2023 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between Primeira Liga sides Braga and Porto.

Braga played their eight final in the competition, having last appeared in the 2021 final when they defeated Benfica 2–0 for their third title. Porto played the decisive match for the 33rd time and second consecutive season, having beaten Tondela in the previous season's final to lift the trophy for the 18th time. Braga and Porto have previously played each other in the Taça de Portugal final on three occasions, with Porto winning in 1977 and 1998, and Braga winning their most recent meeting in 2016.

Route to the final

Braga Round Porto
Opponent Result 2022–23 Taça de Portugal Opponent Result
Felgueiras 1932 2–1 (A) Third round Anadia 6–0 (A)
Moreirense 2–1 (H) Fourth round Mafra 3–0 (A)
Vitória de Guimarães 3–2 (H) Fifth round Arouca 4–0 (H)
Benfica 1–1 (H) (5–4 pen.) Quarter-finals Académico de Viseu 1–0 (A)
Nacional 5–0 (A) Semi-finals Famalicão 2–1 (A)
2–2 (H) 3–2 (H) (a.e.t.)

Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

Match

Details

Braga0–2Porto
Report
  • A. Horta 53' (o.g.)
  • Otávio 81'
Attendance: 35,000
Braga
Porto
GK 1 Matheus
RB 2 Víctor Gómez  66'  70'
CB 3 Vítor Tormena  75'
CB 34 Sikou Niakaté  79'
LB 26 Cristian Borja  35'  58'
RW 21 Iuri Medeiros  58'
CM 8 Ali Musrati
CM 10 André Horta  29'  58'
LW 27 Bruma  85'
CF 9 Abel Ruiz
CF 21 Ricardo Horta (c)
Substitutes:
GK 12 Tiago Sá
DF 17 Joe Mendes  58'
DF 5 Serdar Saatçı
DF 15 Paulo Oliveira
MF 19 Uroš Račić  58'
MF 22 Pizzi  75'
MF 88 André Castro
FW 23 Simon Banza  70'
FW 14 Álvaro Djaló  58'
Manager:
Artur Jorge
GK 14 Cláudio Ramos
RB 11 Pepê  85'
CB 5 Iván Marcano
CB 3 Pepe (c)
LB 22 Wendell  62'
RW 25 Otávio  25'  90+3'
MF 8 Mateus Uribe  72'
MF 46 Stephen Eustáquio  90+3'
LW 13 Galeno  60'  90+3'
RF 9 Mehdi Taremi  76'
CF 30 Evanilson  44'
Substitutes:
GK 99 Diogo Costa
DF 17 Rodrigo Conceição  66'
DF 2 Fábio Cardoso
LB 12 Zaidu Sanusi  67'
CM 16 Marko Grujić  90+3'
FW 20 André Franco  90+3'
FW 19 Danny Namaso
FW 29 Toni Martínez  44'  67'
FW 7 Gabriel Veron  90+3'
Manager:
Sérgio Conceição

Man of the Match:
Otávio[1]
Fair Player of the Match:
Ricardo Horta[1]

Assistant referees:
Bruno Jesus
Luciano Maia
Fourth official:
Manuel Oliveira
Video assistant referee:
Nuno Almeida
Assistant video assistant referees:
Hélder Malheiro
André Campos

Match 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[note 1]

Notes

  1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Otávio distinguido no Jamor". FPF (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Formato Taça Placard" [Taça de Portugal format] (PDF). Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.