Sporting de Braga tries this Thursday to qualify for the fifth consecutive time for the round of 16 of the Portuguese Football Cup, receiving secondary Moreirense, at the end of the fourth day.
Three-time champion of the competition, Braga, who is coming off a loss to Casa Pia in the I League, receives, from 20:45the leader of the Portuguese Second League, which reached the round of 16 in the last two seasons.
The two teams have already met twice in the Portuguese Cupwith Sporting de Braga qualified on both occasions, in 1987/88 (3-0 at home) and in 2003/04 (2-1 in Moreira de Cónegos).
Earlier, BSAD, from the II League, receives Machico, one of the resistant players from the Portuguese Championship, fourth division.
The holder of the trophy, FC Porto, eliminated Mafra from the II League on Tuesday with a 3-0 away win, and the following day, Benfica, record holder of trophies, with 26, won in Estoril Praia . 0, for the 24th game undefeated at the time.
In the round of 16, there are already six teams from the I League (Arouca, FC Porto, Famalicão, Casa Pia, Vitória de Guimarães and Benfica), three from the II League (Académica de Viseu, Nacional and Leixões), three from the Liga 3 (Vilaverdense, Varzim and Vitória de Setúbal) and two from the Portuguese Championship (Rabo de Peixe and Beira-Mar).
Source: Observadora
