The 2021 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2020–21 Taça da Liga, the fourteenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 23 January 2021 at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa.
The competition was contested exclusively by clubs competing in the two professional divisions of Portuguese football – the top-tier Primeira Liga and the second-tier Liga Portugal 2.
Braga were the holders and two-time winners, they played the decisive match for the 4th time and second consecutive season, having beaten Porto 1–0 in the previous season's final. Meanwhile, Sporting CP played their fifth final in the competition, having last appeared in the 2019 final when they defeated Porto on penalties for their second title. Sporting CP won the final 1–0 over Braga for their third title, as result, became the second team (after Benfica) in the competition's history to win three Taças da Liga.
Background Due to calendar limitations derived from the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, this season followed a transitory format where only eight teams enter the competition. The final was also held behind closed doors due to the effects of the pandemic in Portugal. The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria was chosen as the competition's final-four venue until 2023.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Sporting CP Round Braga Opponent Result 2020–21 Taça da Liga Opponent Result Mafra (H) 2–0 Quarter-finals Estoril (H) 3–1 Porto (N) 2–0 Semi-finals Benfica (N) 2–1
Match
Summary
Details
GK 1 Antonio Adán RB 52 Gonçalo Inácio CB 4 Sebastián Coates (c) LB 3 Zouhair Feddal RM 24 Pedro Porro CM 6 João Palhinha CM 17 João Mário LM 5 Nuno Mendes RF 28 Pedro Gonçalves CF 19 Tiago Tomás LF 10 Jovane Cabral Substitutes: GK 81 Luís Maximiano DF 13 Luís Neto DF 26 Cristian Borja DF 55 Antunes CM 8 Matheus Nunes CM 68 Daniel Bragança FW 11 Nuno Santos FW 20 Gonzalo Plata FW 9 Andraž Šporar Manager: Ruben Amorim GK 1 Matheus CB 3 Vítor Tormena CB 16 David Carmo CB 5 Nuno Sequeira RM 47 Ricardo Esgaio CM 8 Ali Musrati CM 88 André Castro LM 90 Galeno RF 21 Ricardo Horta CF 9 Abel Ruiz LF 27 Fransérgio (c) Substitutes: GK 12 Tiago Sá DF 34 Raul Silva DF 36 Bruno Viana MF 7 João Novais MF 11 Lucas Piazon MF 15 André Horta MF 45 Iuri Medeiros FW 20 Paulinho FW 95 Guilherme Schettine Manager: Carlos Carvalhal
Man of the match Pedro Porro (Sporting) Assistant referees: André Campos Pedro Mota Fourth official: Hugo Miguel Video assistant referee: Ricardo Santos Assistant video assistant referee: Manuel MotaMatch rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Notes
See also 2020–21 S.C. Braga season 2020–21 Sporting CP season 2021 Taça de Portugal final
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