FC Porto beat ABC Braga 39-27 in Dragão Arena opener | OneFootball

For the first time in the 2026/27 season, Dragão Arena hosted the presentation of FC Porto’s handball team. In the match, the Dragons beat ABC de Braga 39-27.

The side coached by Magnus Andersson returned to action after victories over Romania’s Dinamo Bucharest (30-21) at Gaia Handball Week and Spain’s CB Cangas (36-21), as well as a defeat to Hungary’s Veszprém (26-30), with both of those matches played in Pontevedra at the Interpontes Tournament. On Tuesday evening, the opponent was the team that finished sixth in the latest edition of the National Championship, in a friendly played at Porto’s home venue.

The blue-and-white coach called up 21 players: goalkeepers Diogo Rêma, Sebastian Abrahamsson and Pedro Antunes; centre backs Rui Silva, Xavier Barbosa, Henrique Magalhães and Armando Coelho; backs Thorstein Gunnarsson, Vasco Costa, Gilberto Duarte, Linus Persson, João Gomes and Miguel Oliveira; wingers Leonel Fernandes, Pedro Oliveira, Antonio Martínez and José Luís Ferreira; and pivots Daymaro Salina, Ricardo Brandão, Guilherme Borges and Diamantino Djanló.

Diogo Rêma returned in goal after an injury that had kept him out of action for several months. New signings Xavier Barbosa and Guilherme Borges also got their first minutes, while Armando Coelho, just 14 years old, was used during the match.

FC Porto are now preparing for a trip to Norway, where they will take part in the Elverum Elite Cup. The triangular competition will be held between Thursday and Sunday and will also feature the host team and Sweden’s IK Sävehof.

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