2010 Taça da Liga final

The 2010 Taça da Liga final was the third final of the Taça da Liga competition in Portugal. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro on 21 March 2010 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since the competition began. The match opposed two teams of the Big Three, S.L. Benfica and FC Porto. The last time this two teams met in any Portuguese final was at the 2004 Taça de Portugal final, also won by Benfica.

2010 Taça da Liga final

Event	2009–10 Taça da Liga
Benfica Porto 3 0
Date	21 March 2010
Venue	Estádio do Algarve, Faro
Referee	Jorge Sousa
Attendance	23,430

Background

Benfica went into the match as the Portuguese League Cup title holder, as they having previously won in 2009, while this was the first time for Porto in the final.

Route to the final

See also: 2009–10 Taça da Liga

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Benfica			Round	Porto
Opponent	Result	Stadium	First round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Bye				Bye
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Second round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Bye				Bye
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Third round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Nacional	1–0 (H)	Estádio da Luz	Matchday 1	Leixões	1–0 (H)	Estádio do Dragão
Vitória de Guimarães	1–1 (A)	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques	Matchday 2	Académica	0–0 (A)	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Rio Ave	2–1 (A)	Estádio dos Arcos	Matchday 3	Estoril	2–0 (A)	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Group C winners Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Benfica 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase 2 Rio Ave 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 3 Nacional 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 4 Vitória de Guimarães 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1 Source:			Final standings	Group A winners Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Porto 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase 2 Académica 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 3 Leixões 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 4 Estoril 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 Source:
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Knockout phase	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Sporting CP	4–1 (A)	Estádio de Alvalade	Semi-finals	Académica	1–0 (H)	Estádio do Dragão

Match

Summary

First half

Benfica controlled the first half of the game hence, scoring two goals. The first goal was scored by Rúben Amorim and it was a low, long-range effort that the goalkeeper parried into the net. The second goal was a long-range free kick scored by Carlos Martins.

Second half

Óscar Cardozo scored the third after Rúben Amorim hit the post.

Details

21 March 2010

19:15 BST

Benfica	3–0	Porto
Amorim 10' Martins 45' Cardozo 90+2'	Report

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Attendance: 23,430

Referee: Jorge Sousa

Benfica

Porto

Benfica:
GK	12	Quim
RB	14	Maxi Pereira	39'
CB	4	Luisão (c)
CB	23	David Luiz
LB	18	Fábio Coentrão	86'
DM	2	Airton
LW	5	Rúben Amorim
AM	17	Carlos Martins		67'
RW	20	Ángel Di María
ST	10	Pablo Aimar	45'	62'
ST	31	Alan Kardec		77'
Substitutes:
GK	1	José Moreira
DF	27	Sidnei
MF	6	Javi García
MF	8	Ramires	89'	67'
FW	21	Nuno Gomes
FW	30	Javier Saviola		62'
FW	7	Óscar Cardozo		77'
Manager:
Jorge Jesus

Porto:
GK	33	Nuno
RB	22	Miguel Lopes	11'	45'
CB	14	Rolando
CB	2	Bruno Alves (c)	45'
LB	15	Álvaro Pereira
DM	25	Fernando
CM	28	Rúben Micael		45'
CM	3	Raul Meireles
RW	7	Fernando Belluschi	37'	71'
LW	10	Cristian Rodríguez
ST	9	Radamel Falcao
Substitutes:
GK	24	Beto
RB	13	Jorge Fucile	52'	46'
DF	16	Maicon
MF	6	Fredy Guarín
MF	20	Tomás Costa
MF	8	Diego Valeri		46'
FW	29	Orlando Sá		71'
Manager:
Jesualdo Ferreira

2009–10 Taça da Liga winners
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2nd title

External links

• Official site
• Official regulation (in Portuguese)
• Official Statistics (in Portuguese)