Attention! Updates on Porto v Benfica in the Portuguese Cup | OneFootball

Benfica did not request the rescheduling of the match against Porto. According to what has been determined, the Clube da Luz will not request a change of date for the match in the Taça de Portugal, thus accepting the scheduling of the duel for January 14th. In this scenario, the team could play up to eight games over the next month.

As reported by the newspaper Record, the Benfica officials did not raise any objections to the date previously set by the Portuguese Football Federation, even considering that Porto will have about ten days to prepare for the Classic at Estádio do Dragão, while the Eagles face a particularly demanding schedule.

January will thus be a true test of the surgical management that José Mourinho has been implementing in recent weeks. The intense cycle of games begins with a trip to Estoril on January 3rd for the Championship. Following that, on January 7th, there is a match against Braga for the Taça da Liga. If they win against the Minho team, Benfica will face the winner of Sporting–Vitória de Guimarães in the final scheduled for the 10th. Four days later, there is the Taça de Portugal duel against Porto.

However, the tight schedule doesn’t end there. On January 18th, the Special One's team travels to Vila do Conde for the start of the second round of Liga Portugal Betclic. On the 25th, they host Estrela da Amadora. In between, the Glorious also plays the last two group stage matches of the Champions League, against Juventus (21/01) and Real Madrid (28/01).

Thus, the quarter-final match of the Taça de Portugal between Benfica and Porto at Estádio do Dragão remains scheduled for January 14th, with only the match time yet to be decided, a decision that will be made by RTP. It should be noted that the Dragons have been, from the outset, unwilling to reach any agreement regarding a possible change of date.

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