League Cup semi-final: Sporting vs Benfica
Sporting and Benfica meet again Tuesday to the Portuguese League Cup, this time in the semi finals, almost a year after the controversial final of last season.
Last season, Benfica won the race on penalties, after they tied the meeting following a controversial penalty, appointed by the referee Lucilio Baptista.
To 19 points off Liga's leadership and eliminated from the Cup of Portugal by FC Porto (5-2), Sporting, who lost both finals of these competition, host a Benfica pushed, an encounter that can be regarded as the season's salvation, for Avalade's team.
Sporting and Benfica play tomorrow at 20.15-GMT at the Alvalade stadium; online Live transmission will be here available.
Benfica will appear on the opponent's ground with a few changes to the basis' "eleven":
Maxi Pereira and Pablo Aimar should rest, and the rotation can reach the goal with Julio Cesar to render Quim.
For Sporting side Izamailov can join the starting lineup, while Miguel Veloso could be drafted to the condition, trying to recover from the complaints in the left adductor muscle.
Caneira and Yannick are restored from athe ailments presented last week and fit to be called by coach Carlos Carvalhal.
Weakened by three straight defeats, the "lions" have the game of the year on Tuesday.
The "derby" with the "reds" is, in short, the everything and nothing of this seson.
Away from Sagres League title's fight, knocked out of Cup of Portugal, left to Sporting to bet on the League Cup, and to maintain the hope in League Europe.
Last season, Benfica won the race on penalties, after they tied the meeting following a controversial penalty, appointed by the referee Lucilio Baptista.
To 19 points off Liga's leadership and eliminated from the Cup of Portugal by FC Porto (5-2), Sporting, who lost both finals of these competition, host a Benfica pushed, an encounter that can be regarded as the season's salvation, for Avalade's team.
Sporting and Benfica play tomorrow at 20.15-GMT at the Alvalade stadium; online Live transmission will be here available.
Benfica will appear on the opponent's ground with a few changes to the basis' "eleven":
Maxi Pereira and Pablo Aimar should rest, and the rotation can reach the goal with Julio Cesar to render Quim.
For Sporting side Izamailov can join the starting lineup, while Miguel Veloso could be drafted to the condition, trying to recover from the complaints in the left adductor muscle.
Caneira and Yannick are restored from athe ailments presented last week and fit to be called by coach Carlos Carvalhal.
Weakened by three straight defeats, the "lions" have the game of the year on Tuesday.
The "derby" with the "reds" is, in short, the everything and nothing of this seson.
Away from Sagres League title's fight, knocked out of Cup of Portugal, left to Sporting to bet on the League Cup, and to maintain the hope in League Europe.
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