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| Event | 2019–20 Taça de Portugal | ||||||
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| Date | 1 August 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra,Coimbra | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Chancel Mbemba (Porto)[1] | ||||||
| Fair Player of the Match | Danilo Pereira (Porto)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Artur Soares Dias | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
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The2020 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the2019–20 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 80th season of theTaça de Portugal. It was played at theEstádio Cidade de Coimbra inCoimbra, betweenBenfica andPorto.[2][3]
It was the 37th final for Benfica in the competition's history after they won the2017 final, while Porto returned a year later to dispute its 31st final of the Portuguese Cup, after they lost the2019 final toSporting CP.[4][5]
Thedefending champions were Sporting CP, however, they were knocked out in thethird round by third-tier sideAlverca.[6]
The final was originally scheduled to take place on 24 May 2020 at theEstádio Nacional venue inOeiras. However, on 12 March, thePortuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced that it would be postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, following the recommendations of the government.[7][8] On 28 April, thePortuguese Prime MinisterAntónio Costa reunited with the presidents of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal (Benfica, Sporting CP, and Porto), the president of the Portuguese Football Federation, and the president of theLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional, to discuss the conditions of the return of football competitions in Portugal.[9] Two days later, with the consent of theMinistry of Health, Costa approved the return of the final, with the match being playedbehind closed doors.[10]
On 2 July, it was announced that the final would be played on 1 August at theEstádio Cidade de Coimbra inCoimbra,behind closed doors.[11] The match marked the fifth time the final was played outside of the Estadio Nacional which traditionally held the occasion every year since the1983 final was played at Porto's former ground, theEstádio das Antas.[12] The match also became the fourth final played at Coimbra after the city had hosted it last time 83 years ago at the Campo do Arnado.
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| Opponent | Result | 2019–20 Taça de Portugal | Opponent | Result |
| Cova da Piedade | 4–0 (A) | Third round | SC Coimbrões | 5–0 (A) |
| Vizela | 2–1 (A) | Fourth round | Vitória de Setúbal | 4–0 (H) |
| Braga | 2–1 (H) | Fifth round | Santa Clara | 1–0 (H) |
| Rio Ave | 3–2 (H) | Quarter-finals | Varzim | 2–1 (H) |
| Famalicão | 3–2 (H) | Semi-finals | Académico de Viseu | 1–1 (A) |
| 1–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) | |||
Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture
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