Super Cup clash: FC Porto v Sporting kicks off today at 12:00 | OneFootball

After the Elite Cup, which ended up favoring Benfica, the Multiusos de Odivelas is once again hosting another trophy: the António Livramento Super Cup this Saturday (12 PM) features the champion FC Porto against Sporting, the holder of the Portuguese Cup.

The trajectories of the two clubs in the competition are quite different. The Dragons are the usual winners, with 23 victories in 40 editions. They fell last season to OC Barcelos, in a defeat that would be the starting point for the Minho team's dream season. Sporting has only two victories (1982 and 2015). The blue and whites have won all four Super Cups contested against Sporting. The most recent was in 2018, with an interesting fact: Paulo Freitas, now the coach of FC Porto, was then leading the lions and ended up defeated 4-1. The former national coach is seeking his first trophy with FC Porto.

"It was an important month for our growth, to understand Paulo Freitas' ideas," recalled Hélder Nunes, captain of FC Porto: "Now begins the part everyone likes, with an important game. Let's go together and with everything."

"We all understand what we can do, and being able to win two such important titles in a week gives us a lot of encouragement," said the Sporting forward Rafa Bessa, referring to the Club World Cup victory.

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