on 30 january 2013, minister of parliamentary affairs miguel relvas publicly announced to newspaper "a bola" that the final of the cup should be hosted at the jamor. relvas went on to say that the government and the portuguese football federation (fpf) agreed that the stadium should hold the portuguese cup final, but in order to do so major improvements need to be made in order to host the game. on 4 february, the portuguese federation announced the final to be held at the jamor. on 5 february, secretary of state of sport and youth alexandre mestre announced that the portuguese government would invest €2.3 million into the stadium to improve its facilities with work to commence following mestre's announcement and to conclude before may so that it can be ready to host the final of the taça de portugal.