The team lose 1-2 in extra time to SCU Torreense

In the Taça de Portugal final that closed the 2025/26 season, Sporting Clube de Portugal lost 1-2 to SCU Torreense after extra time. Pedro Gonçalves was the scorer of the goal for his side.

Sporting CP fielded the same starting XI that had faced Gil Vicente FC on the last matchday of the Liga Portugal season, for a game that saw the majority of the fans in the stadium supporting them.

SCU Torreense opened the scoring in the fourth minute. A corner from the left was met by a header from Leo Silva at the near post, before being nodded in by Kévin Zohi at the far stick.

Having gone behind so early on, Sporting CP went on the attack. They could have equalised in the 11th minute when Pedro Gonçalves was released down the left. His ball in reached Luis Suárez, whose backheeled shot missed the target.

Shortly after, Lucas Paes was forced to parry a shot from Gonçalves out for a corner. In response, SCU Torreense’s Costinha shot from long distance with an effort that flew wide.

Francisco Trincão put the goalkeeper to the test again, and there was a subsequent chance in the 20th minute, when a ball recovered high up the pitch allowed Hidemasa Morita to find Gonçalves with a magic touch. The attacker shot over the crossbar at the conclusion of the move.

After the half-hour mark, Sporting CP came even closer to an equaliser, again through Gonçalves: Served a beautiful long pass from Gonçalo Inácio, the no.8 slinked in and drove the ball against the post.

A free-kick from Gonçalves that went close and a shot from Luis Suárez that was well saved by Lucas Paes concluded the first half, with Sporting CP 1-0 down.

For the restart, Sporting CP stepped up a gear, and swiftly made it 1-1. Maxi Araújo's pressure forced an opposition player into a mistake, and the ball went into the middle of the area, where Luis Suárez finished with great quality for his 38th for the club.

The turnaround could have been completed moments later, but Morten Hjulmand couldn’t connect cleanly on target from a corner kick. In the 63rd minute, Geny Catamo had the ball in the net, but the goal was ruled out for offside.

After a dangerous free kick taken by Trincão into the hands of Lucas Paes, Rui Borges substituted Georgios Vagiannidis and Hidemasa Morita for Ousmane Diomande and Luís Guilherme, with just over 20 minutes left in regulation time.

The final dipped in intensity as the afternoon drew to a close, which was evident in the clear lack of goal-scoring opportunities in the latter phase. In one of the rare attacks, Gonçalo Inácio put Luis Suárez in, with the striker smashing wide.

Sporting CP pressed SCU Torreense harder in the final minutes. In the 86th minute, Hjulmand shot powerfully from distance, forcing a good save from Lucas Paes, and, in stoppage time -after Daniel Bragança and Geovany Quenda replaced Pedro Gonçalves and Geny Catamo-, Gonçalo Inácio almost headed the ball in from a corner kick.

The 1-1 scoreline remained firm, and the match went to extra time.

The first ten minutes brought nothing new, with the only noteworthy moment being a disallowed goal for SCU Torreense, ruled out for offside.

Rafael Nel replaced Eduardo Quaresma in the 100th minute, and Sporting CP then had two opportunities before halftime. In the first, Luis Suárez missed his attempt, and the ball fell to Trincão, whose touch was saved by Lucas Paes. The goalkeeper intervened again in stoppage time to deny Luis Suárez.

In the second half of extra time, SCU Torreense won a penalty which, to worsen Sporting CP's situation, also resulted in a red card for Maxi Araújo.

Stopira converted the penalty to make it 1-2 to SCU Torreense.

In response, Rui Borges replaced Gonçalo Inácio with Souleymane Faye.

Right until the end, Sporting CP still threatened -with a header from Ousmane Diomande and shots from Francisco Trincão and Luís Guilherme- but were denied the cup in an upset of a result.

Sporting CP: Rui Silva [GR], Georgios Vagiannidis (Ousmane Diomande, 69'), Eduardo Quaresma (Rafael Nel, 100'), Gonçalo Inácio (Souleymane Faye, 114'), Maxi Araújo, Morten Hjulmand [C], Hidemasa Morita (Luís Guilherme, 69'), Geny Catamo (Geovany Quenda, 90+2'), Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves (Daniel Bragança, 90+2') and Luis Suárez.