The 2010 Taça da Liga Final was the third of the
Taça da Liga competition in
Portugal
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. The final was played at the
Estádio Algarve
The Estádio Algarve (Algarve Stadium), also known as ''Estádio Faro/Loulé'' (Faro/Loule Stadium), is an association football stadium located between Faro and Loulé municipalities, in the Algarve region of Portugal. The stadium has a capacit ...
in
Faro on 21 March 2010 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since the competition began. The match opposed two teams of the
Big Three,
S.L. Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Be ...
and
FC Porto. The last time this two teams met in any Portuguese final was at the
2004 Taça de Portugal final, also won by Benfica.
Background
Benfica went into the match as the Portuguese League Cup title holder, as they having previously won in
2009, while this was the first time for Porto in the final.
Taça da Liga - Final: Benfica 3 - 0 Porto
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Route to the final
''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''
Match
Summary
First half
Benfica controlled the first half of the game hence, scoring two goals. The first goal was scored by Rúben Amorim and it was a low, long-range effort that the goalkeeper parried into the net. The second goal was a long-range free kick scored by Carlos Martins.
Second half
Óscar Cardozo
Óscar René Cardozo Marín (; born 20 May 1983) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Club Libertad and the Paraguay national team.
Known for his powerful left-foot shot and free-kick skills, he first gained att ...
scored the third after Rúben Amorim hit the post.
Details
References
External links
Official siteOfficial regulation
Official Statistics
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2010
Taca da Liga
S.L. Benfica matches
FC Porto matches