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In the jackpot classic, the lottery went to the eagle: Benfica is the winter champion

Benfica is the winter champion, after beating Sporting, in the League Cup final, through penalties (6-7). Benfica opened the scoring, with Schjelderup, in the 29th minute, with Gyokeres restoring equality, with a penalty, in the 43rd minute. From the 11 meter mark, it was Trincão, on the seventh penalty, who provided the defense for Trubin.

Rui Borges made three changes to Sporting’s starting lineup, compared to the one that beat FC Porto (1-0) in the semi-final, two of them forced: Matheus Reis and Morita gave way to Quenda and João Simões, with Eduardo Quaresma appearing in the right-back, instead of Iván Fresneda, who according to Rui Borges had a “troubled night”.

On Benfica’s side, Bruno Lage kept exactly the same eleven that beat SC Braga (3-0) on Wednesday, renewing confidence in Schjelderup on the left, instead of Akturkoglu.

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The final began with music, fireworks and celebration, and the opening whistle continued the party. From the first minute, Sporting and Benfica were in search of the goal. Quenda, in the 6th minute, was the author of the first shot for the lions, pressed on Otamendi, with Di María responding in the 8th minute, with a shot that was easily saved by Franco Israel. Just before the quarter of an hour Quenda gained speed again, on the left, shooting for a tight save by Trubin.

Left, turn

From then on, it was Benfica who took control, mainly from the left, although Franco Israel’s first difficult intervention, at 22′, came through a cross from Tomás Araújo, from the right, with the Uruguayan goalkeeper clearing the ball forward. , without anyone appearing to recharge, before Di María shot Hjulmand.

After half an hour, in a new move from the left, Schjelderup, launched by Di María, won the duel with Eduardo Quaresma, cut to the middle and, with his right foot, shot in an arc to open the scoring in Leiria.

reaction of lion

Five minutes later, and with a header, Pavlidis could have extended the advantage, before the team’s reaction lion. Eduardo Quaresma, at 37′, as a winger, launched by Diomande, beat Carreras with speed and, already inside the area, shot with his left foot but over the top. At 41′, but on the opposite side, Maxi Araújo reached the ball first and was carried by Florentino. João Pinheiro pointed to the 11 meter mark where Gyokeres, at 43′, equalized the classic in the League Cup final, although Trubin still touched it with his foot.

More balance

For the second half, Bruno Lage introduced Akturkoglu in place of Schjelderup, with the Turk starting on the right, before resuming his usual position, on the left, with Di María on the opposite side. In the 62nd minute, Di María tested Franco Israel, before Kokçu crossed, Pavlidis headed in and St. Juste still deflects it for a corner, at 67′.

Place to move

Benfica was better again, Rui Borges changed, removing Eduardo Quaresma to launch Fresneda. At 72′ Bruno Lage made a double change, with Tomás Araújo and Aursnes giving way to Alexander Bah and Barreiro, adding Amdouni at 79′, removing Pavlidis. Rui Borges responded, with Debast and Harder replacing João Simões and Geny Catamo. At 83′ it was Renato Sanches’ turn to be Bruno Lage’s final bet, replacing Kokçu.

The truth is that, apart from Di María’s shot, with a reload from Kokçu, there were no more opportunities to break the tie in a classic that, from early on, it was clear that it could be decided on penalties, especially from the moment in which that the substitutions began and the fear of losing overcame the ambition to win.

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Lottery place

In the 11-metre decider, Di María scored first, Gyokeres later, before Amdouni also converted. Hjulmand did not forgive, Benfica captain Otamendi followed suit. Harder followed, equally successfully, as did Akturkoglu. Maxi Araújo made no mistake from 11 meters, before Renato Sanches, with Franco Israel still playing, leaving Zeno Debast to take the last of the cycle of five, with no chance for Trubin. Leandro Barreiro scored 6-5, Geovany Quenda scored 6-6.

It was up to Florentino to make it 7-6, before Trincão shot past Trubin, who gave Benfica the title.

Flashscore man of the match: Trubin (Benfica)

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