534 days. This is 1 year, 5 months, 18 days and above all 58 games that FC Porto has not left for their opponent leaving with the three points in the league. Against Portimonense on Saturday, marking the 30th day of the Portuguese championship, FC Porto not only scored a landslide victory (7-0), but also scored his name in European football history by equalizing the record he had set. Milan between 1991 and 1993.
It’s very simple: this season, Porto have not lost any of their 30 league matches, and last season, they have gone unbeaten 28, from day eight to day 34. Their last loss date: October 30, 2020, to Pacos Ferreira (3-2). Indomitable, however, does not withstand other competitions: Porto has lost 3 Champions League matches this year, 1 Europa League match (against Lyon) and 1 Portuguese League Cup match. As for the balance sheet, which remains unchanged, it is impressive: all competitions combined, Sergio Conceicao’s squad has recorded 33 wins, 6 draws and five defeats in the 44 matches he has played.
A world record in … 102 matches
After breaking the Portuguese record, which Benfica held by 56 games unbeaten, Porto rose a bit more in the symbolic standings of the teams that have maintained the greatest indomitability in Europe. In the six “major” European leagues (England, Germany, Spain, Italy, France and Portugal), the 2020-2022 edition of FC Porto is on a par with AC Milan Baresi, Maldini, Gullit, Rijkaard and Van Basten, at the time led by Fabio Capello. With four games remaining until the end of the season, FC Porto has a chance to beat this massive team. On the other hand, the continental and even world record held by Steaua Bucharest in Romania: 104 unbeaten league matches, between June 1986 and September 1989. A completely different story.
