The Portuguese Cup draw puts into perspective a simmering month of March and April, with FC Porto's potential visit to Alvalade taking place just a few days before Francesco Farioli's team visits the Estádio da Luz for the championship, but, before that, the lions will still have to overcome AVS, in the quarter-finals, scheduled for February 4th. José Mourinho's team may then intervene again in the second leg, as they host Sporting on April 19, a few days before Rui Borges' team goes to Dragão. Assuming that Rui Borges's lions overcome AVS in the quarter-finals, FC Porto and Sporting's calendar promises to get complicated at a crucial time of the season. Sporting-FC Porto before Benfica-FC Porto FC Porto starts the month of March with a reception to Arouca, scheduled for the 1st, before the potential visit to Alvalade, for the first leg of the Cup semi-final, which will be played between the 3rd and 5th of March, a few days before the visit to Estádio da Luz, the big game of the 25th round of the League, which is scheduled for the weekend of the 8th of March. Right after the game with Benfica, in this case still without confirmation, FC Porto may also have to play the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League (March 12). The picture is not very different from the perspective of Sporting, which also starts the month of March playing at home, in this case, against Estoril, before the possible reception to FC Porto in Alvalade, which precedes a difficult trip to Braga, on the same day as Benfica-FC Porto. Like FC Porto, still without guarantees of qualification, the Lions may also have to play immediately after the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, scheduled for March 10th or 11th. FC Porto-Sporting after Benfica-Sporting The second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final will be played more than a month after the first, between April 21st and 23rd, in this case, without major constraints for FC Porto which, according to the League calendar, hosts Tondela on April 19th, before the potential second game with Sporting, and then visits Reboleira to face Estrela. In the case of Sporting, this potential second game with FC Porto, at Dragão, will be right after the visit to Estádio da Luz, for the game with Benfica on the 30th round of the League, which is scheduled for April 19th. FC Porto calendar Sporting's calendar