 Also in the Taça de Portugal the club surprised, by eliminating Sporting in the quarter-finals.A 3-3 draw in 1953/54, in Évora, against Sporting and the victory against Porto by 2-0 encouraged leaders and supporters.In the 1954/55 season, already under the command of Cândido Tavares, the club finished 10th place in the Primeira Divisão, having beaten Sporting 2-1.