1940 Taça de Portugal final explained

Event:1939–40 Taça de Portugal
Team1:Belenenses
Team1score:1
Team2:Benfica
Team2score:3
Date:7 July 1940
Stadium:Estádio do Lumiar
City:Lisbon
Referee:Santos Palma (Santarém)[1]
Previous:1939
Next:1941

The 1940 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1939–40 Taça de Portugal, the 2nd season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 7 July 1940 at the Estádio do Lumiar in Lisbon, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Belenenses and Benfica. Benfica defeated Belenenses 3–1 to claim their first Taça de Portugal.[2]

Match

Details

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GK1 Salvador Jorge
DF Óscar Tarrio
DF Francisco Gatinho
MF Mariano Amaro (c)
MF Francisco Gomes
MF Alberto Gomes
FW Alejandro Scopelli
FW Perfeito Rodrigues
FW Rafael Correia
FW Artur Quaresma
FW Horácio Tellechea
Substitutes:
Manager:
Alejandro Scopelli
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GK1 António Martins
DF Francisco Elói
DF Álvaro Gaspar Pinto
MF Francisco Ferreira (c)
MF César Ferreira
MF Francisco Albino
MF Guilherme Espírito Santo
MF Joaquim Teixeira
FW Alexandre Brito
FW Alfredo Valadas
FW Francisco Rodrigues
Substitutes:
Manager:
János Biri
Match officials
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.

Notes and References

  1. News: Benfica 3-1 Belenenses. ZeroZero. 10 February 2014.
  2. News: Taça de Portugal 1939/1940 - Final. Cup of Portugal 1939/1940 - Final. ForaDeJogo. 10 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091352/http://www.foradejogo.net/tournament.php?round=1940154500101. 4 March 2016. dead.