Porto beat Braga to win Taca de Portugal for 19th time

Sergio Conceicao's side just missed out on lifting the Primeira Liga title, finishing two points behind the champions Benfica, but they have managed to claim a domestic cup double this term, having secured the Taca de Portugal at the end of January.

An own goal from Ricardo Horta brought the breakthrough early in the second period, before Otavio netted a second for Porto in the latter stages; both teams finished with 10 men, meanwhile, as Wendell saw red for Porto before Sikou Niakate was dismissed for Braga.

Porto had two openings inside the first five minutes, with Stephen Eustaquio bringing a smart save from Matheus Magalhaes before Evanilson was also denied by the Braga goalkeeper from a header.

The Dragons continued to push for the breakthrough, with Matheus Uribe just missing the target with a header in the eighth minute, and Magalhaes then had to deny Eustaquio once again.

Uribe and Evanilson then took it in turns to come close, with Braga struggling to work their way into the contest in the opening 20 minutes.

Mehdi Taremi brought another smart save from the Braga goalkeeper in the 28th minute, and the Braga fans had to wait until the 38th minute for their side to carve out a noteworthy chance, with Horta's strike from inside the box needing to be saved by Porto stopper Claudio Ramos.

Horta had another half-chance in the 44th minute, firing wide of the post from the edge of the box, before Taremi missed the target down the other end just before the half-time whistle.

Porto actually had less possession (47%) in the first half, but they managed 11 attempts to Braga's two, with five of their attempts on target during a strong half of action.

For all of Porto's excellent work in the first period, it was an own goal from Horta that allowed them to take the lead, with the Braga midfielder turning a low cross from Galeno into the back of the net from close range.

The Dragons were actually reduced to 10 men in the 61st minute, with Wendell being handed a straight red card for a late challenge following intervention from VAR, which led to the referee upgrading the decision from a yellow card.

Braga then had a player sent off in the 79th minute, with Niakate receiving his marching orders, and Porto took the game away from their opponents two minutes later, as Otavio found the back of the net with a smart finish after being found by Galeno.

There were six minutes of added time in the final, but Braga never threatened to make it an uncomfortable finish for Porto, who deserved to lift the trophy due to their dominance over the course of the match.