Casa Pia take on the visitors Nacional in the quarterfinals of Taca de Portugal. The match will be played on Thursday, February 9th at Estadio Pina Manique (Lisbon).
Casa Pia was finally able to remind of themselves. "Geese" are based in the capital. But for a long time it was something like the "5th wheel" in the "Lisbon" football "cart". Until 2010, the team hung out in Terceira, or even lower. But in 2022, it turned out to take 2nd place in the Segunda. Thus, it turned out to return to the elite, for the first time since 1939! Moreover, the newcomer became, perhaps, the main sensation of the Portuguese championship. By February, it managed to hold out in 5th place. True, after 0-3 with Benfica they lost one position. At the same time, it turned out to break into the quarterfinals of the cup already - a month ago, in the previous round in Setúbal, they knocked out the local Vitoria.
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Nacional risk to experience 2nd relegation in 3 years. The "White-black" do not belong to the local football giants. But, starting from 2004, they started in European competitions 5 times. Including in 2014, the Portuguese lost to Dynamo Minsk in the Europa League qualification. A few seasons later, in 2021, the representative of Funchal went down from 18th place. Moreover, now Nacional is also among the outsiders there - there are almost 2 times more defeats than victories. True, in the last round they managed to secure a fairly solid win against Torreense - 3-1. But in the cup they have already knocked out 4 opponents, however, the strongest of them was Tondela.
Last season, in the Segunda, Casa Pia was able to win both fights. A stronger team plays at home against an outsider who does not shine with form. So it’s worth betting that in this confrontation Casa Pia will be able to win with a handicap of "-1 goals scored".
Prediction for the match: Casa Pia to win with -1.0 handicap.
