Marco Silva can make Benfica history v Porto with a 50-year record... | OneFootball

Porto - Benfica could make Portuguese football history for a special reason. Marco Silva’s side heads into the clássico on an impressive league run and has a chance ahead of it that does not come around every day.

The next match could allow Benfica to reach a mark they have not managed for almost 50 years. If they avoid defeat at the Estádio do Dragão, the team from Luz will reach 56 consecutive matches unbeaten in the Primeira Liga, equalling their own record, set between matchday six of 1976/77 and the opening round of 1978/79. That historic run began with a 2-1 win over Boavista on 24 October 1976 and ended with a 1-0 defeat against Porto itself.

On 1 September 1978, at the Antas, José Alberto Costa scored the only goal of the match in the 57th minute and prevented the Eagles from extending the streak. At that time, the Glorioso had recorded 44 wins and 12 draws in 56 consecutive matches without losing, setting a benchmark that would later be surpassed by Porto.

The Dragons, under Sérgio Conceição, put together a run of 58 matches without defeat between November 2020 and April 2022. To beat that record, Benfica must first get through the Dragão and then take points against Vitória de Guimarães and away to Santa Clara. If they reach 59 matches, Marco Silva’s team will then stand alone as the competition’s record holder, with the clash against Alverca, scheduled for 2 November, potentially taking on even greater historic significance.

The new unbeaten run began on 25 January 2025, when Benfica lost 3-1 to Casa Pia in Rio Maior on matchday 19 of the 2024/25 Liga. .

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