The 2018 Taça de Portugal final was the last match of the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 78th season of the Taça de Portugal. It was played on 20 May 2018 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between Desportivo das Aves and Sporting CP. This was the first appearance for Desportivo das Aves in a Taça de Portugal final. The match was won by Desportivo das Aves.
Route to the final Desportivo das AvesRoundSporting CPOpponentResult2017–18 Taça de PortugalOpponentResultVila Real1–0 (A)Third roundOleiros4–2 (A)União de Leiria3–0 (A)Fourth roundFamalicão2–0 (H)União da Madeira5–1 (A)Fifth roundVilaverdense4–0 (H)Rio Ave4–4 (5–4 pen.) (A)Quarter-finalsCova da Piedade2–1 (A)Caldas1–0 (H)Semi-finalsPorto0–1 (A)2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)1-0 (5–4 pen.) (H) Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture
Match Details
GK 1 Quim (c)RB 2 Rodrigo Soares CB 26 Carlos Ponck CB 44 Diego Galo LB 21 Nélson Lenho DM 15 Fernando Tissone CM 30 Vítor Gomes AM 19 Bruno Braga RW 23 Amilton LW 16 Nildo Petrolina CF 7 Alexandre Guedes Substitutes:GK 83 Adriano FacchiniMF 11 Luis FariñaMF 29 Claudio Falcão FW 33 Derley DF 46 Jorge Fellipe DF 50 Mama Baldé MF 73 Hamdou Elhouni Manager: José Mota GK 1 Rui Patrício (c)RB 13 Stefan Ristovski CB 4 Sebastián Coates CB 22 Jérémy Mathieu LB 5 Fábio Coentrão DM 14 William Carvalho CM 16 Rodrigo Battaglia AM 8 Bruno Fernandes RW 77 Gelson Martins LW 9 Marcos Acuña CF 28 Bas Dost Substitutes:GK 18 Romain SalinMF 7 Rúben RibeiroDF 15 Lumor Agbenyenu MF 25 Radosav Petrović MF 27 Josip Mišić MF 37 WendelFW 40 Fredy Montero Manager: Jorge Jesus
See also 2017–18 Sporting CP season 2018 Taça da Liga final
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