The Taça de Portugal round of 16 schedule is set, with 16 matches spread across Friday, 20 November, to Sunday, 22 November. The five Portuguese clubs involved in UEFA competitions now enter the tournament, and the stand-out tie comes on Saturday night when SC Braga host Guimaraes at 20:30.
The Minho derby on Saturday night
The Minho derby is the fixture that jumps off the page. Braga are ninth in the Primeira Liga and have 11 points from nine league matches, while Guimaraes sit 13th with 8 points from nine. Braga's recent league form is LLLDW, so this cup date arrives with a bit of pressure attached.
The cup schedule gives both clubs a prime-time slot rather than a routine early kick-off. That should suit the occasion, even if the league form around it is uneven.
Porto and Benfica get late slots
FC Porto open the round on Friday, 20 November at 20:45 against Paredes. Benfica visit Torreense on Sunday, 22 November at 20:45, another late slot for one of the competition's biggest names.
Porto go into the cup as league leaders, while Benfica are second. Sporting's tie with União da Serra is scheduled for Saturday, 21 November at 18:00, which leaves the derby as the clear domestic headline of the weekend.
The full round runs for three days, and the timing now gives the competition a neat start to the knockout phase. Braga and Guimaraes close the weekend under the lights, with Porto and Benfica both handed prominent places in the schedule.
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