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Tournament: Taça de Portugal

Date: Sunday, May 25

Kick-off time: 16:15 GMT

Venue: Estadio Nacional

Benfica have a brilliant chance to finish the season with silverware as they take on Sporting CP in the final of Taça de Portugal on Sunday.

Benfica had a wonderful season this term, having slightly missed out on the league title to their opponent on Sunday. They now have a brilliant chance for revenge as both sides fight for the silverware here. They are also heading into this match in excellent form, remaining unbeaten in each of their last 12 matches courtesy of nine wins and three draws. Vangelis Pavilidis is their top scorer this season with 29 goals in all competitions, and Kerem Akturkoglu provides the most assists with nine.

Sporting CP, on the other hand, had a far better season than their opponents, having won the league this season and now has the chance to add another silverware to their ranks.

They are unbeaten in their last 17 matches, which highlights the consistency they have managed to bring to their game. However, this match provides them the chance to get revenge for the Leagues Cup, where they were eliminated by them in a penalty shootout. This season they won the league with 82 points, maintaining a two-point lead over the other to secure the trophy. One of the positives for them has been the performance of Viktor Gyokeres, who is leading the goalscoring chart with 39 goals, and Trincao providing the most assists with 14.

Benfica Team News

The home side has some injury concerns in their squad as Alexander Bah and Manu Silva remain sidelined for a long time due to cruciate ligament injuries. There are also two injury doubts for this clash as Renato Sanches and Zeki Amdouni face a race against time to be fit for this clash.

Sporting CP Team News

Sporting CP are certainly going to miss two players who are long-term injuries. The names of concerns are Daniel Braganca and Joao Simoes who are both out of season due to cruciate ligament and broken leg injuries. Also, Nuno Santos remains a possible doubt here as he aims to recover in time for the clash.

Benfica Vs Sporting CP Predicted Lineups

Benfica predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Trubin

Defenders: Araujo, Silva, Otamendi, Carreras

Midfielders: Barreiro, Luis, Kokcu

Attackers: Akturkoglu, Pavlidis, Schjelderup

Sporting CP predicted lineup (3-4-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Silva

Defenders: Quaresma, Diomande, Inacio

Midfielders: Catamo, Debast, Morita, Araujo

Attackers: Trincao, Goncalves; Gyokeres

Benfica Vs Sporting CP H2H Record

The two heavyweights of Portuguese football have played some memorable encounters in the past. However, the last five matches have been very close Sporting CP winning two times and drawing the other three.

Key players to watch in Benfica Vs Sporting CP

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)

Vangelis Pavlidis has been one of the top performers for Benfica this season, catching the eye with his performances both in domestic and European competitions this season. In the league alone, he has scored 19 goals from 34 matches, which is the second best in the league, while assisting another seven goals. His overall tally for the season includes 29 goals and 11 assists, which is his best record in a calendar year.

Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting CP)

The Swedish international has emerged as one of the best strikers in Europe, who is being courted by a lot of clubs that are interested in his signature this season. His numbers further highlight why lots of clubs are awaiting his signature, which includes 39 goals in the league, which is the most in European leagues, and 53 goals in all competitions from 31 matches that including 12 assists also which is an impressive record in itself.

Benfica Vs Sporting CP Prediction

We have an exciting clash on our horizon as two of the best sides in the division face each other. It is very difficult to pick the winner here, considering the season they had. However, we believe Sporting will be slight favorites here, considering their strong record against them.

Predicted Score: Benfica 1-2 Sporting CP

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