Portal dos Dragões
·15 January 2026
Portuguese Cup: Possible Sporting v FC Porto semi-final… at Alvalade

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·15 January 2026

FC Porto will face the winner of the match between Sporting and AVS in the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup, according to the draw held this Thursday at the Cidade do Futebol.
The Dragons, who knocked out Benfica in the quarter-finals (1-0), will have to wait until early February to find out their next opponent, when Sporting hosts AVS at Alvalade. In the semi-finals, Sporting or AVS will play the first leg at home, and the second leg will be played at the Dragão.
In the other semi-final, Fafe, who eliminated Sporting de Braga (2-1) in the previous round, will face Torreense, who knocked out União de Leiria (3-1). Fafe will play at home in the first leg, while Torreense will host the second match.
It is also confirmed that, in the final at Jamor on May 24, a lower-division team will be present—Fafe, from Liga 3, or Torreense, from the II Liga. However, it is not inevitable that the final will be unprecedented, as FC Porto and Torreense have already faced each other in the decisive match of the “queen of competitions” in 1955/56.
The semi-finals will be played over two legs, between March 3 and 5 and between April 21 and 23.
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