Pepê scores, Porto beats Vitória de Guimarães and goes to the Portuguese Cup final

This Wednesday, Porto hosted Vitória de Guimarães, in the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final. In turn, the home team won 3-1, with goals from Taremi, Francisco Conceição and Pepê. In the decision, the opponent will be Sporting.

The aggregate score of the semi-final ended in 4-1 for Porto, who won the first leg 1-0. Sporting, in turn, had more work to do and beat Benfica 4-3, in the aggregate of the results. The decision will be on May 26th, at the Estádio Nacional do Jamor.

Porto returns to the field this Sunday, at 2 pm (Brasília time), when they visit Casa Pia. Vitória de Guimarães faces Sporting, away from home, also on Sunday, at 4:30 pm. The two matches are valid for the 30th round of the Portuguese Championship.

⏱Final de Jogo / End of the match / Final of the Match

🔵⚪FC Porto 3-1 Vitória SC
⚽ Afonso Freitas (1′)
⚽ Taremi (25′)
⚽ Francisco Conceição (45+5′)
⚽ Pepê (75′)#FCPVSC #TaçadePortugal pic.twitter.com/wDiyR8Ez1a

— FC Porto (@FCPorto) April 17, 2024

In the first minute of the game, Afonso Freitas took advantage of a deflected cross and opened the scoring for Vitória de Guimarães. At 23 minutes, after a VAR review, the referee awarded a penalty for Porto. With the kick, Taremi tied the game.

In first-half stoppage time, João Mário made a good move on the right and passed to Francisco Conceição to turn the game around for the home team, in the 50th minute.

In the 30th minute of the second stage, Romário Baró threw to Pepê, who hit firmly to guarantee the victory and Porto’s classification for the final.