Benfica completed the hat-trick of domestic trophies when they added the Portugal Cup to the Primeira Liga title and League Cup, with a 1-0 victory over Rio Ave.
Nico Gaitán’s first-half goal was enough to secure victory after the disappointment of losing the UEFA Europa Cup Final on penalties to Sevilla days earlier. Benfica become the first team to win all three trophies in a season.
The red half of Lisbon will still be celebrating when thousands of Spaniards descend on the Estádio da Luz on Saturday for the UEFA Champions League Final between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid – the first European Final to be staged in Lisbon since Glasgow Celtic became the first British team to win the European Cup back in 1967.
