Vitória SC and FC Porto return to face for the Portuguese Cup, almost seven years after the last clash. In this match, the dragons’ winning trend against the Victorians continued (4-0), with Sérgio Conceição’s pupils moving on to the Queen’s competition quarters. And the last triumph of the Minho team in the competition, against the blue and whites? Now, date on October 27, 2004, with a certain Nuno Assis being the main figure of the challenge.
Then, against the reigning European champion and defeated finalist in the previous edition of the country’s oldest competition, Manuel Machado’s pupils excelled and achieved a feat – Vitória SC had not beaten the Dragons in the competition since 1976 – over 28 years old.
For the story remains the bis by Nuno Assis, a creative who in January 2005 transferred to Benfica. With goals in the 57th and 73rd minutes, the former Portuguese international capitulated the team led by Víctor Fernández, who reduced the score in the last ten minutes through Derlei.
Having overthrown one of the main candidates for the final title, Vitória SC fought its way through another round – overthrowing the Lordelo’s allies -, but was unable to deceive the future winner of the Cup, the Vitória FCin the round of 16.
Without any victory in the Rainha competition until that date, the Minho team needed to wait another eight seasons, before lifting the mugon a magical afternoon before the Benficain Jamor, where Ricardo Pereira was King for Victorian aficionados.
