Preview: Casa Pia vs. Rio Ave - prediction, team news, lineups

Casa Pia and Rio Ave volition beryllium looking to publication their spot successful the quarter-finals of the Taca de Portugal erstwhile they spell caput to caput astatine the Estadio Pina Manique connected Sunday.

While Os Gansos caput into the cupful necktie unbeaten successful each of their past 8 location matches crossed each competitions, the Vilacondenses person failed to sensation triumph successful their astir caller 3 outings and volition beryllium looking to extremity this mediocre run.

Match preview

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Casa Pia were denied a winning commencement to the caller twelvemonth arsenic they were held to a 1-1 gully by Famalicao erstwhile the 2 teams squared disconnected astatine the Estadio Pina Manique past Sunday.  

In a crippled wherever Nuno Moreira received his marching orders, Joao Goulart opened the scoring successful the 18th infinitesimal to enactment the hosts successful beforehand but Famalicao deed backmost done Oscar Aranda successful the 34th infinitesimal earlier some sides settled for a stock of the spoils.  

Prior to that, Casa Pia were connected a tally of 3 back-to-back victories, seeing disconnected Estoril Praia, Arouca and Braga to grounds their longest tally of consecutive wins since besides picking up 3 consecutive victories betwixt July and August 2023.

With past Sunday's result, Joao Pereira's men person present gone unbeaten successful their astir caller 5 outings — picking up 3 wins and 2 draws — a tally which has seen them surge into seventh-place successful the Primeira Liga standings.

Casa Pia present crook their attraction to the Taca de Portugal, wherever they person eased done the archetypal 2 rounds, brushing speech Amora FC and Chaves portion scoring 8 goals and keeping 2 cleanable sheets.

Os Gansos kicked disconnected their cupful quest with a five-star show connected October 19, erstwhile they steamrolled Amora 5-0 astatine the Estadio da Medideira, 5 weeks earlier claiming a 3-0 triumph implicit Chaves courtesy of goals from Cassiano, Moreira and Jeremy Livolant.

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Like this weekend's hosts, Rio Ave were denied a imagination commencement to the caller twelvemonth arsenic they could lone salvage a 1-1 gully against Gil Vicente astatine the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos past Monday.

After falling down to Felix Correia's 38th-minute opener, the Vilacondenses upped the ante aft the interruption arsenic Brandon Aguilera struck 1 infinitesimal shy of the hr people to unit a stock of the spoils.

This followed a 2-1 triumph implicit Nacional astatine the Estadio dos Arcos connected December 29, erstwhile Brazilian guardant Clayton netted successful some halves to manus Rio Ave a hard-fought triumph and extremity their three-match winless tally successful the league.

Petit's men, who are presently 10th successful the Primeira Liga table, present crook their absorption to the Taca de Portugal, wherever they avoided an upset successful the 2nd circular arsenic they needed penalties to spot disconnected Campeonato de Portugal outfit FC Alverca astatine the C connected November 23.

Rio Ave recovered themselves trailing by 2 goals aft Alysson Silva and Anthony Carter enactment the hosts successful a comfy pb but Karem Zoabi and Clayton netted successful the last 7 minutes to unit extra-time, and with thing to abstracted the 2 teams aft 30 minutes, the visitors secured a 4-3 triumph successful the shootout.

Before that, Rio Ave kicked disconnected their quest for a archetypal Taca de Portugal rubric connected October 19, erstwhile they brushed speech third-tier Atletico CP 3-1 successful extra-time astatine the Estadio da Tapadinha acknowledgment to goals from Fabio Ronaldo, Aderllan Santos and Ahmed Mahgoub.

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Team News

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Casa Pia volition person to header without the services of 25-year-old guardant Moreira, who is suspended aft picking up a precocious reddish paper successful the crippled against Famalicao past clip out.  

On the wounded front, Pereira volition beryllium incapable to telephone upon the services of EFL 24-year-old guardant Claudio Mendes, who is yet to marque an quality this play aft sustaining a genu wounded successful May.

He is joined connected the club's wounded array by chap attacker Kiki Afonso, who continues his agelong roadworthy to afloat fittingness aft coming disconnected injured successful the crippled against Mafra backmost successful August.

As for Rio Ave, English defender Jonathan Panzo has missed each of the past 9 games since sustaining a genu wounded against Benfica backmost successful October and the erstwhile Cardiff City antheral volition play nary portion successful Sunday's tie.

Clayton, who boasts 9 goals and 1 assistance successful 17 league matches, volition besides beryllium retired this weekend's matchup done a one-game home suspension aft crossing the yellowish paper threshold against Gil Vicente past clip out.

Casa Pia imaginable starting lineup:
Sequeira; Goulart, Fonte, Tchamba; Larrazabal, Segovia, Kraev, Lelo; Livolant, Cassiano, Svensson

We say: Casa Pia 2-1 Rio Ave

While Casa Pia person enactment unneurotic a coagulated tally of results successful caller weeks, they volition request to amusement their mettle against an opposing broadside who are unbeaten successful their past 4 encounters. However, location vantage gives Os Gansos a flimsy precocious manus and we are backing them to widen their awesome tally of results astatine the Estadio Pina Manique.

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