Celebrations delayed again: FC Porto U19 still without title | OneFootball

It was not on this matchday that FC Porto secured the national junior title. After the cold shower in the previous round, when they drew the clássico against Benfica (3-3) at 90+5, the Dragons had another opportunity in this Saturday’s match against UD Leiria.

But the team from Lis once again halted the young blue-and-whites, handing them a 1-2 defeat, their first in this phase. The side from Leiria took the lead in the 18th minute through a goal from Martim Soares and doubled their advantage right after the break, with Emanuel António making it 2-0.

FC Porto responded immediately, pushed hard in attack and found renewed hope in the 66th minute, when a penalty allowed Eduardo Ferreira, showing composure from the spot, to pull one back for 1-2.

In the 72nd minute, the equaliser came very close after Martim Gonçalves, brought on in the 61st minute, hit the post.

Despite the blue-and-white pressure until the final whistle – the Dragons were even reduced to 10 men after Francisco Fernandes was sent off at 90+1 – the score did not change again, once more postponing for Sérgio Ferreira’s side the capture of a title that the young Dragons have not lifted since the 2018/19 season – and which, had it been confirmed today, could even have added to the celebrations expected at the end of this Saturday, should the Dragons’ first team confirm victory in the 2025/26 League.

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