28 May 1933: when FC Porto thrashed Benfica 8-0 in the derby | OneFootball

On May 28, 1933, FC Porto recorded one of the most remarkable victories in the history of the clássico by thrashing Benfica 8-0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Campeonato de Portugal, the competition that preceded the current Taça de Portugal.

The match was played at Campo da Constituição, in Porto, and ended in absolute domination by the blue and whites. Waldemar Mota and Acácio Mesquita were the standout performers, with three goals each, while Lopes Carneiro and Carlos Nunes completed the list of scorers on a memorable afternoon for the Porto club.

This result remains one of the biggest thrashings inflicted by FC Porto on their Lisbon rivals and stands as a historic reference point in the rivalry between the two clubs.

In the image from that day, Waldemar Mota and Pinga are seen celebrating one of Porto’s goals, in a picture that helps immortalize one of the most significant chapters in FC Porto’s journey in the old Campeonato de Portugal.

The match went down as one of the most emblematic moments of the 1930s for Porto supporters, not only because of the scale of the result, but also because of the competitive context in which it was achieved: a knockout tie against Benfica, at a time when Portuguese football’s premier cup competition was still called the Campeonato de Portugal.

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