2010 Taça de Portugal Final
| Event | 2009–10 Taça de Portugal | ||||||
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| Date | May 16, 2010 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Nacional, Oeiras | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Hulk | ||||||
| Referee | Pedro Proença (Lisbon) | ||||||
| Attendance | 23,400 | ||||||
The 2010 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 70th season of the Taça de Portugal, the main Portuguese football knockout competition. It was played at the Estádio Nacional, Oeiras, on the 16 May 2010. The final was contested between Chaves of the Liga de Honra and Porto of the Primeira Liga. Chaves were appearing in their first final, whilst Porto were appearing in their twenty-seventh final of which it was their third consecutive final. In Portugal, the final was televised live in HD on Sport TV and TVI.
As Chaves were in the Liga de Honra they played one more round than Porto. Therefore, Chaves progressed through six rounds to reach the final, whereas Porto progressed through five. Matches up to the semi-final were contested on a one-off basis with the exception of the semi-finals which were contested over two-legs, with a match at each team's home ground.
Porto won the final 2–1, claiming their third Taça de Portugal in five years. Fredy Guarín put Porto in front in the 13th minute, and Radamel Falcao doubled their lead ten minutes later. Chaves halved the deficit in the 85th minute through Clemente, but Porto held on to secure the Taça de Portugal for the 15th time. Due to Porto's cup success, they would go on to face Benfica in the 2010 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
Chaves were appearing in their first Cup final. They were the first team from outside the Primeira Liga to reach the final since the 2002 Taça de Portugal Final, when Leixões of the Portuguese Second Division lost to Sporting CP, 1–0. Porto were appearing in their 27th final; they had won 14 (1956, 1958, 1968, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009) and lost 12 (1953, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1992, 2004, 2008). In Porto's and Chaves' entire history, the clubs have met prior to final on 28 occasions, with 26 league games and 2 cup games. Porto have won 26 of their 28 meetings between the two sides, while Chaves have only beaten Porto once in their entire history. This victory came in a 1988–89 Primeira Divisão home game.
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