Fourth round draw sets up Lisbon derby

Sporting will host Benfica in the Portuguese Cup third round, on the 21st or 22nd of November (subject to alteration).

This will be the 35^th time the two Lisbon giants face off in the Portuguese Cup, with Sporting holding a slight advantage (17 wins to Benfica’s 15).

“A draw is a draw and we have to accept it. It will be a good show, like it always is between these two clubs. We still have a lot of games until this one”, said Sporting’s director of football, Octávio Machado, speaking at the draw.

Draw in full:

Farense (II)-Sp. Braga (I)

SPORTING-Benfica (I)

Trofense (CPP)-Académica (I)

Nacional (I)-Cova da Piedade (CPP)

Malveira (CPP)-Feirense (II)

Benfica Castelo Branco (CPP)-Gil Vicente (II)

Desp. Aves (II)-União (I)

Fafe (CPP)-Penafiel (II)

Portimonense (II)-Belenenses (I)

P. Ferreira (I)-Rio Ave (I)

Casa Pia (CPP)-V. Setúbal (I)

Boavista (I)-Operário (CPP)

Arouca (I)-Desp. Chaves (II)

Caldas (CPP)-Estoril (I)

Angrense (CPP)-FC Porto (I)

Amarante (CPP)-Marítimo (I)

Carlos Xistra for I Liga matchday 8

Carlos Xistra, 41, from the Castelo Branco Football Association, has been named to take charge of Sporting’s visit to Estádio da Luz, on I Liga matchday eight.

Nuno Pereira and José Braga will act as linesmen.

This will be Carlos Xistra’s second derby, after the 2010/11 encounter in Estádio da Luz Luz. This season Xistra has already officiated a match involving Sporting, in the visit to Aveiro to face Tondela.

Benfica-Sporting will kick-off at 17h00 on Sunday the 25th of October, in Estádio da Luz.

Benfica-Sporting tickets snapped up

Sporting Clube de Portugal informs that the tickets available at the Estádio José Alvalade ticket offices for the derby have now solid out.

Benfica-Sporting will kick off at 17h00 on Sunday the 25th of October, in Estádio da Luz.

Tickets for the first 2015/15 Lisbon derby

Tickets for the Lisbon derby on I Liga machday 8 will go on sale exclusively to Sporting Clube de Portugal Members as follows:

FROM THE 15TH  TO THE 17TH OF OCTOBER | Club Members with a Gamebox 2015/2016 and September 2015 fees paid
FROM THE 18TH OF OCTOBER | Club Members with September 2015 fees paid

The Estádio José Alvalade ticket offices will be open from 10h00 to 20h00, with tickets priced at €25 each.

Each card (Member or Gamebox) is valid for one ticket, with each person permitted to use a maximum of 4 cards.

Benfica vs Sporting will kick-off at 17h00 on Sunday the 25th of October at 17h00, in Estádio da Luz.

Fernando Peyroteo (image above) is the the all-time greatest scorer in official encounters between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sport Lisboa e Benfica, with 48 goals from 1937 to 1949. The second best scorer in the Lisbon derby is Eusébio, with 27 goals from 1962 to 1973.