Sporting, a Giant Toppled for the Third Time This Millennium

Torreense's historic 2-1 victory over Sporting in Sunday's Portuguese Cup final marked the Lions' 15th defeat in 33 appearances at Jamor.

Compared to their main rivals, Sporting holds the unfortunate record for most final losses. FC Porto has been defeated 14 times in 34 finals, while Benfica has lost 13 out of 39 appearances at Jamor.

Notably, this is the third time this millennium that Sporting has been upset by a lower-ranked team. In 2012, they fell to Académica, and in 2018, they were defeated by Desp. Aves.

This season has seen the Lions miss out on the Super Cup, League Cup, and the chance to defend their national title (which would have been a three-peat), in addition to this Portuguese Cup defeat. Their Champions League campaign, however, was a positive note, reaching the quarter-finals.