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SC Braga vs KuPS: eight Portuguese players at the Pedreira

Dia de Jogo — jornal desportivo28 August 2026 at 21:42

SC Braga hosts KuPS, a Finnish team, in a match related to the qualifying phase of the Conference League. The encounter takes place at the Pedreira, the Minho club's stadium.

The coach of the Portuguese team is Carlos Vicens, who is guiding Braga in this European qualifier. The competitive format is the league phase of the Conference League, the new name for the pre-qualifying round of the competition.

Braga features eight players of Portuguese nationality in their squad. This number of national players contrasts with the usual presence of several foreign players in the Braga squad.

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