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, the annual Portuguese

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competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The 1987 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed Benfica and

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of the

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. Benfica qualified for the SuperCup by winning the

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and the 1986–87 Taça de Portugal, whilst Sporting CP qualified for the Supertaça by being the cup-runner. The first leg which took place at the

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, saw Sporting CP defeat Benfica 3–0. The second leg which took place at the

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saw a 1–0 Sporting CP win (4–0 on aggregate), which granted the ''Leões'' a second Supertaça.

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Second leg

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