2020 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

The 2020 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 42nd edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. It was played between the champions of the 2019–20 Primeira Liga and winners of the 2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Porto, and the runners-up of the Taça de Portugal, Benfica, on 23 December 2020. Porto won the match 2–0 to secure their second Supertaça title in three years and extend their record to 22 titles overall.[2]

2020 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Vodafone
EventSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira
(Portuguese Super Cup)
Date23 December 2020
VenueEstádio Municipal de Aveiro
Man of the MatchSérgio Oliveira (Porto)[1]
RefereeHugo Miguel
Attendance0[note 1]
2019
2021

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, the FPF, Porto and Benfica announced on 1 July 2020 that this season's Supertaça would be suspended, providing a clearer schedule at the start of the season.[3] A month later, on 5 August, the date of 23 December was decided for the match.[4]

Venue edit

 
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro

The Portuguese Football Federation announced on 16 October 2020 that the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro would host this season's Supertaça in December, as well as the postponed finals from the previous season's Taça de Portugal Feminina and Taça da Liga Feminina.[5] This was the tenth time the Supertaça was played at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, having hosted all Supertaça matches but two since 2009, both of them played at Estádio Algarve, in 2015 and 2019.

Match edit

Details edit

Porto2–0Benfica
Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Porto
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benfica
GK 1   Agustín Marchesín
RB 18   Wilson Manafá
CB 19   Chancel Mbemba   57'   76'
CB 3   Pepe (c)   36'
LB 12   Zaidu Sanusi
RM 17   Jesús Corona   90+4'
CM 27   Sérgio Oliveira   53'   89'
CM 8   Mateus Uribe
LM 25   Otávio
CF 11   Moussa Marega   89'
CF 9   Mehdi Taremi   77'
Substitutes:
GK 99   Diogo Costa
DF 4   Diogo Leite   76'
MF 16   Marko Grujić   89'
MF 21   Romário Baró   90+4'
FW 7   Luis Díaz   77'
FW 23   João Mário
FW 29   Toni Martínez   89'
Manager:
  Sérgio Conceição
GK 99   Odysseas Vlachodimos
RB 2   Gilberto   89'
CB 30   Nicolás Otamendi (c)
CB 5   Jan Vertonghen
LB 3   Álex Grimaldo   89'
RM 27   Rafa Silva   64'
CM 28   Julian Weigl   30'   89'
CM 49   Adel Taarabt
LM 7   Everton
CF 10   Luca Waldschmidt
CF 9   Darwin Núñez
Substitutes:
GK 77   Helton Leite
DF 33   Jardel
DF 71   Nuno Tavares   89'
MF 17   Diogo Gonçalves   89'
MF 22   Andreas Samaris
MF 38   Pedrinho   89'
FW 14   Haris Seferovic   90+3'   64'
Manager:
  Jorge Jesus

Man of the Match:
  Sérgio Oliveira (Porto)[1]

Assistant referees:[6]
Pedro Martins
Ricardo Santos
Fourth official:
Rui Costa
Video assistant referee:
Bruno Esteves
Assistant video assistant referee:
André Campos

Match rules[7]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to five may be used during regular time.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Sérgio Oliveira eleito "Homem do Jogo Sagres"" [Sérgio Oliveira elected Sagres Man of the Match]. fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "FC Porto conquista Supertaça" [FC Porto wins Super Cup]. fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ SAPO. "Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira suspensa. Há acordo entre Benfica, FC Porto e FPF". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Supertaça a 23 de dezembro". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Aveiro recebe finais em dezembro". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Relatorio de Analise de Jogo" [Game Analysis Report] (PDF). fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. ^ SAPO (28 May 2020). "Final da Taça com cinco substituições e Supertaça sem prolongamento". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.