Francesco Farioli breaks 86-year record, makes history at FC Porto | OneFootball

FC Porto continues to break records in 2025/2026. The victory over Gil Vicente (3-0) on Monday made Francesco Farioli the only coach in the club’s history to achieve 18 wins in the first 19 rounds of the Portuguese League.

The Italian coach had already, in Guimarães, matched the Dragons’ previous best record, which belonged to the Portuguese-Hungarian Mihaly Siska. In the distant 1939/1940 season, Siska became national champion with 17 wins in 18 games, at a time when the championship had only 10 clubs.

FC Porto leads the Portuguese League with 55 points out of a possible 57. The only match they did not win this season was the Clássico against Benfica (0-0), at Estádio do Dragão.

In addition, Porto has secured a place in the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup, where they will face Sporting, and on Thursday, they will play Rangers for direct qualification to the round of 16 of the Europa League.

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