The 1981 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1980–81 Taça de Portugal, the 41st season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 6 June 1981 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Benfica and Porto. Benfica defeated Porto 3–1 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a seventeenth time.
In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of the Águias claiming both the league and cup double in the same season, cup runners-up Porto faced their cup final opponents in the 1981 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
Match Details
GK1 Manuel BentoDF João LaranjeiraDF Frederico RosaDF2 António VelosoDF Minervino PietraMF ShéuMF Carlos Manuel MF João Alves MF Fernando ChalanaFW CésarFW7 Nené (c)Substitutes:DF António Bastos Lopes FW Francisco Vital Manager: Lajos Baróti GK1 TibiDF António Lima Pereira DF Gabriel MendesDF Carlos Simões (c)DF4 Fernando FreitasMF Jaime PachecoMF Rodolfo ReisMF Adelino Teixeira MF Jaime MagalhãesMF José Alberto CostaFW Mickey WalshSubstitutes:MF Romeu Silva MF António Sousa Manager: Hermann Stessl
1980–81 Taça de Portugal WinnersBenfica17th Title
Man of the match Nené (Benfica)
Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Maximum of two substitutions
See also O Clássico 1980–81 S.L. Benfica season
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