The Prova Rainha is back and, this time, with the company of the main divisional emblems of Portuguese football. The national champion begins his journey in the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/02/ruben-amorim-the-baby-mourinho-who-has-already-tamed-portuguese-football/" title="Rúben Amorim, the Baby Mourinho who has already tamed Portuguese football”>Portuguese Cup in the south of the country, where he will face the recently relegated Portimonense.
The title that escapes Amorim: the first step
It’s no secret and it has even been admitted by him: Rúben Amorim wants the Portuguese Cup, a title that stubbornly eludes him and prevents the young coach from winning all the main titles in Portuguese football.
Soft water on hard rock hits until it breaks and, last season, the water hit more than ever: with two surprising eliminations in between – against the Maritime and the Varzim -, Rúben Amorim’s lions reached the final of the competition, where only lost in extra timeagainst FC Porto.
24/25, until he sees it, he has been running like a lion. After the defeat in the Super Cup, which could precede a more unstable start, Sporting is intractable in the championship and safe in the Champions League.
To combine the useful with the pleasant, the selection parade also cured some players – Jeremiah St. Juste, Marcus Edwards and Gonçalo Inácio. Important reinforcements for the Leonine squad, “the strongest in recent years, according to Ricardo Pessoa.
Wanting there to be no two without three
We thus turn the page to Portimonense and the team’s coach. Ricardo Pessoa arrived during the season, coming from Lusitânia. This arrival was… a return to a home, considering that, as a player, Pessoa spent 13 years in Portimão.
Ricardo Pessoa captaining Portimonense @Catarina Morais / Kapta +
Furthermore, Ricardo Pessoa has already pushed Sporting out of the Portuguese Cup on two occasions – for Vitória FC, in 2003/04and for Moreirense, in 2012/13 (they even missed a penalty in that duel) -; Are there not two without three? See more here.
What is certain is that the recent record does not favor the gauchos. 16th place in the Liga Portugal Meu Super, a competition where Portimonense comes from three consecutive defeats. This season, the black and white team only won in the Portuguese Cup and against Marítimo, in the championship.
So, the die is cast. In the Algarve, we will witness a battle David vs Goliath Or will the law of the strongest prevail? The ball starts to roll this Friday, at 8:15 pm.
