Sporting CP have a gift here and are deserved favourites to claim the Portuguese Cup. Torreense are in the middle of a promotion play-off and likely to get outclassed at Jamor.
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Sporting have won six of their previous seven matches against Torreense, leading the head-to-head 9-3 alongside three draws. The last clash came in 1992.
Sporting CP Form Guide
Sporting fell off the pace in April but managed to earn a 0-0 draw at Porto to reach the Portuguese Cup final.
The Lions drew against AVS and Tondela before Luis Suárez bagged a goal and two assists in a 5-1 victory against Guimaraes. It was a turning point for the side, the Colombian scoring again in a 4-1 victory at Rio Ave.
Rui Borges’ side secured second spot in Liga Portugal after beating Gil Vicente 3-0 on the final matchday. Suárez scored his 28th goal in the competition, topping the goalscoring chart.
Torreense Form Guide
Torreense have lost just once since March, reaching the Portuguese Cup final and finishing third in Liga Portugal 2.
Luís Tralhão replaced Vitor Martins in January and has won 14 of his 22 games in charge. They finished the regular season with three consecutive wins, Musa Drammeh scoring in a 3-2 win against Penafiel and a 2-1 victory at Lusitania Lourosa.
The Gambian striker came off the bench to wrap up a 4-0 win against Vizela on the final matchday.
The Torres Vedras club drew 0-0 against Casa Pia in the play-off first leg last week. Torreense had 14-6 shots including 0.71-0.63 xG, playing against 10 men for the final 15 minutes.
Predicted Lineups & Team News
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1) Rui Silva; Eduardo Quaresma, Ousmane Diomande, Gonçalo Inácio, Maxi Araújo; Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita; Geny Catamo, Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves; Luis Suárez
Zeno Debast and Ivan Fresneda remain out injured alongside Joao Simoes and Fotis Ioannidis. Ousmane Diomande is available after suspension.
Torreense (4-3-3) Lucas Paes; David Bruno, Stopira, Mohamed Ali-Diadié, Javi Vázquez; Léo Azevedo, Guilherme Liberato, Alejandro Alfaro; Luis Quintero, Musa Drammeh, Dany Jean
Guilherme Liberato is doubtful,Luís Tralhão expected to make minimal changes to his starting side.