This Sunday, Porto achieved the 85th achievement in its football history, winning the Portuguese Cup for the 20th time after defeating national champions Sporting, equaling Benfica’s all-time record.
At the National Stadium in Oeiras, the Dragons came back 2-1 after extra time in the final of the 84th edition of the tournament to achieve their fourth success in the last five seasons, their third in a row. , always under the leadership of Sergio Conceição.
With the only trophy won this season, Porto equaled the 85 achievements of Benfica, who isolated themselves in this regard in August 2023, at the start of the 2023/24 season, imposing themselves on the “dragons” (2-0) in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in Aveiro.
In this blind tally, which puts the international competition and the domestic cup on the same level, the battle is between the two as Sporting find themselves a distant third, having won 55 trophies with their 20th league title recently won.
Porto achieved Benfica’s overall success for the third time in the last 16 months, a period dating back to January last year, thanks to an unprecedented League Cup victory over then two-time defending champions Sporting CP (2-0). in the final of the 16th edition in Leiria.
Combining this triumph with a ninth double and seventh treble achieved in mid-2022, the Dragons held four major domestic trophies simultaneously until May 2023, when the Eagles regained the top four of League I. years later.
This 38th national title allowed Benfica to take first place in the overall trophy rankings, but only for one week, as Porto matched the then 84 successes of their “red” rival, repeating the recognition of the “Taca de Portugal” against Sporting. from Braga (2 -0).
In domestic competitions, Porto won 30 championships, 20 Portuguese Cups, 23 Super Cups and a League Cup, as well as four victories in the now extinct Campeonato de Portugal, the predecessor competition of the Taca de Portugal, which had been held since 1921. 22 to 1937/38.
The Dragons are also the most decorated Portuguese club in international football, with seven trophies to their name: European Cup (1986/87), Champions League (2003/04), UEFA Cup (2002/03), Europa League (2010/11). ). ), Intercontinental Cup (1987 and 2004) and European Super Cup (1987/88) – against two Reds and one Lions.
Porto and Benfica are now back at the top of the global trophies previously held by the Blaugrana, up by five (74-69) in 2013 thanks to victory at the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
The Lus emblem salvaged the lead (81-74) with a 12-0 record over the next four years, leading to an unprecedented “fourth championship” between 2013-14 and 2016-17, punctuated by three Super Bowls. three League Cups and two Portuguese Cups.
Porto broke the fast in 2017/18 and, in the first of seven seasons under Sergio Conceição, avoided Benfica’s penta, which they responded to by winning the I League in 2018/19, a season in which the Dragons limited to winning the Super Cup.
The Eagles also won that decision, traditionally contested between the national champion and the Portuguese Cup winner in 2019, and then endured a long empty period until 2023, during which Porto had two doubles (2019/20 and 2021/22), and also added two more successes in the Queen’s tournament: two in the Supertas and one in the League Cup.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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