Basketball: derby win kicks off the league | OneFootball

FC Porto hosted and overcame Vasco da Gama with a score of 95-73 in the opening round of the regular season of the Portuguese Basketball League. Almost two weeks after competing for a spot in the Champions League, the Dragons asserted themselves against an opponent returning to the top tier three decades later, in the derby that opened the 2025/26 season.

Fernando Sá kept the starting five used in Bulgaria and did not count on Márkó Filipotivy due to physical issues. Even so, the blue and whites quickly assumed the status of favorites, dominating the first quarter (25-17) and halting the rival's attack in the second. By halftime (52-27), substitutes Jalen Riley (11) and João Guerreiro (12) had together scored just four points less than the entire opposing team.

In the second half, Jhonathan Dunn (17) and Wes Washpun (11) also reached double digits, while Javian Davis led the rebounding battle with 15. Vasco da Gama attempted a comeback in the third (20-21) and fourth periods (23-25), but Porto's victory was never truly at risk (95-73).

The next match is an away game at Pavilhão Dr. Salvador Machado against Oliveirense, on Saturday, October 11, at 18:00 (DAZN).

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