Porto faces Sporting this Tuesday (08/01), at 4:45 pm (Brasília time), against Sporting, in a single game in the semi-final of the Portuguese League Cup. The ball rolls at the Doutor Magalhães Pessoa Stadium, in Leiria. The winner will be in the final, Saturday, against Benfica or Braga.
To reach the semi-finals, Porto beat Marinhense, Sintrense and Moreirense. The team comes from a 4-0 victory against Boavista last Saturday (18/12), in the Portuguese Championship.
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Porto lineup against Sporting
Coach Vitor Bruno will have four absences for the match. He will be without left-back Francisco Moura, Marko Grujić, Wendell and Iván Marcano, who are in the medical department.
The top scorer is young Samu Aghehowa, aged 20, who is confirmed in the duel. Aghehowa has 21 goals in 18 games.
Porto lineup: Diego Costa; Martim Fernandes, Pérez, Otávio and Galeno; Eustáquio and Varela; Pepê, Mora and Fábio Vieira; Samu. Technical: Vitor Bruno.
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Sporting x Porto: where to watch
The game between Sporting and Porto will be broadcast in Brazil by NSports (closed TV and YouTube).
Where to watch Sporting x Porto on TV and streaming
- Date: Tuesday, January 7th
- Time: 4:45 pm (Brasília time)
- Where to watch: NSports (Closed TV and YouTube). In Portugal, it will be broadcast by SIC and Sport.Tv1
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Porto’s last games: results
- 28/12 – Porto 4 x 0 Boavista – Portuguese Championship
- 21/12 – Moreirense 0 x 3 Porto – Portuguese Championship
- 16/12 – Porto 2 x 0 Estrela Amadora – Portuguese Championship
- 12/12 – Porto 2 x 0 Central Jutland – Europa League
- 07/12 – Famalicão 1 x 1 Porto – Portuguese Championship
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Porto’s next games
- 07/01 – 4:45 pm – Sporting x Porto – League Cup
- 19/01 – 5:30 pm – Gil Vicente x Porto – Portuguese Championship
- 23/01 – FC Porto x Olympiacos – Europa League
- 26/01 – Porto x Santa Clara – Portuguese Championship
- 01/30 – Maccabi Tel-Aviv x Porto – Europa League
What is Porto’s classification?
Check below how Porto is doing in each competition.
- Portuguese Championship: 2nd place
- Europa League: 18th place (league stage).
- Portuguese League Cup: in the semi-final (against Sporting)
