Farioli guides FC Porto to 10 wins in 11 games, historic run continues | OneFootball

FC Porto has completed one-third of the championship at the top of the table, unbeaten and with an impressive record: 31 points in 11 matches. The team led by Francesco Farioli has ten wins and one draw – that draw was at home against Benfica – and away, they have already won 2-1 at Alvalade against Sporting.

A look at the records shows that such a series is rare for the dragons; interestingly, on the three previous occasions when the team achieved at least ten wins in the first 11 matches, they ended up as champions. The first occurred in 1939/40, in a league of ten teams with a perfect sequence during the period under analysis, under the command of Miguel Siska. The second coach to total 31 points by the 11th matchday was André Villas-Boas, now president, and the last case was recorded with Sérgio Conceição, in his debut season (2017/18). Furthermore, it is only the fourth time in history that FC Porto has won the first six away matches of the competition, a feat achieved by Siska, in 1990/91 (finished second) and in 1996/97, in the third year of the five-time championship.

With the best defense (three goals conceded) and the second-best attack (24), FC Porto has already recovered 13 points compared to last season in the same matches. This fact is significant because the dragons have already overcome most of the difficulties of the first round: among the opponents from second to 11th place, they only have to face Estoril, who visits Dragão on November 30. It is also important that Sporting and Benfica, the direct pursuers, have not yet faced each other. Naturally, this advantage is only theoretical and Farioli will not allow any complacency, but the path of the blues and whites could hardly be more favorable.

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