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League Cup Groups Drawn: Oriental Handed Tough Task
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A Bola:
The groups for the 2015-16 Portuguese League Cup have been drawn and there is a keen sense of intrigue after the draw, as fans sought to find out who their team had drawn. Here is an overview of the four groups.
Group A
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Not the toughest of groups, but still a challenging one nonetheless. SLB are expected to walk the group whereas Vitoria Guimarães are expected to assume second place. Both newly promoted sides are in the group - Oriental and Moreirense. Both could take the bottom two spots but Oriental are fancied to finish rock bottom.
Group B
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Another relatively tough group, Sporting are the early favourites to take home the first placed spot. But they could be tested by Manuel Machado's Nacional da Madeira side, who have garnered a reputation for being tough to beat. Both Académica and União Madeira are expected to not put up much of a fight for the two Primeira Liga sides.
Group C
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Any group with FC Porto in it is going to be a challenge, but Porto themselves aren't expected to find it hard. Estoril could take home second spot but there is no underestimating Belenenses, who are a fighting side looking to smash and grab. Rio Ave, who languish in the Second League with Belenenses, are the group's cellar dwellars.
Group D
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Braga have been given possibly the easiest draw they could have hoped for. They will be up against second division side Feirense, not expected to make life hard for Ciro Ferrara's men. Olhanense will battle it out with Paços Ferreira to take the second place.
There are the groups. The big three have once again been given the easiest of tasks for getting through to the Fourth Phase whereas the smaller clubs of Portugal have a mountain to climb.
