Sporting CP will host newly promoted Alverca, and Benfica will also host newly promoted Tondela in the quarter-finals of next season’s League Cup, the Liga Portugal has announced after the first and second division classification was finalized.<\/p>\n
The other ties will feature FC Porto x Vit\u00f3ria SC and SC Braga x Santa Clara.<\/p>\n
Benfica holds the record for most League Cup titles, with eight, including last season, followed by Sporting CP with four, SC Braga with three, and Vit\u00f3ria Set\u00fabal, Moreirense, and FC Porto one each.<\/p>\n
Sporting CP Alverca
\nBenfica\u00a0 x Tondela
\nFC Porto x Vitoria SC
\nSC Braga x Santa Clara<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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