1996 Taça de Portugal final
| Event | 1995–96 Taça de Portugal | ||||||
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| Date | 18 May 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | 1997 → | ||||||
The 1996 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the
Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Benfica and Sporting CP. Benfica defeated Sporting CP 3–1 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a twenty third time in their history.[2]
In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of winning the Taça de Portugal, Benfica qualified for the 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they faced 1995–96 Primeira Divisão winners Porto.[3][4]
Match
Details
| Benfica | 3–1 | Sporting CP |
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João Pinto  39', 67' |
(Report) | Xavier 83' (pen.) |
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     Sporting CP
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| 1995–96 Taça de Portugal Winners |
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| Benfica 23rd Title |
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The very light incident
During this
very light thrown by Hugo Inácio (a member of the No Name Boys). The death happened just after the first goal of the match, when Benfica's Mauro Airez scored 9 minutes into the game, during the subsequent celebrations of Benfica fans in the stadium.[6] Despite the incident in the stands, the match continued.[5]
Following the death, Sporting paid for Mendes' funeral, and the Portuguese Football Federation, showing solidarity with Mendes' family, gave them a subsidy of around 1,650 escudos, 10 per cent of the gross revenue from the match between the Portugal and the Ukraine national football teams, which took place on 5 October 1996.
Mendes was 36 years old and father of two children.
References
- ^ a b "Benfica 3-1 Sporting". ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 - Final" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "FC Porto 1-0 Benfica". ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Benfica 0-5 FC Porto". ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ a b Tristeza no final da Taça de Portugal 1995/96, retrieved 2023-11-08
- ^ Roseiro, Bruno. "Claques. Como nasceram, de que forma evoluíram, no que se tornaram (com polémicas e violência pelo meio)". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Família de adepto morto com very-light pede justiça". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ SAPO. "Há 25 anos, o caso do very light manchava para sempre o futebol português". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "«Very light não foi acidente»". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "«Caso very light»: agravada a indemnização a pagar pela FPF". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-06.