Marco Silva could help Benfica match 56-game Primeira Liga unbeaten record at Porto | OneFootball

Benfica can equal their club record of 56 consecutive Primeira Liga matches without defeat if they avoid losing to Porto at Estádio do Dragão.

Marco Silva's side arrive for the clássico on a remarkable run and have a rare opening to write a little history. According to Glorioso 1904, that possibility frames the meeting.

Avoiding defeat would take Benfica to 56 league games unbeaten, matching a streak last achieved nearly 50 years ago, set from matchday six of 1976/77 to matchday one of 1978/79. That sequence began with a 2-1 win over Boavista on 24 October 1976 and ended with a 1-0 loss to Porto.

The current run dates from 25 January 2025, when Benfica lost 3-1 to Casa Pia in Rio Maior on matchday 19 of 2024/25. Since that fixture they have not been beaten in the league, collecting 40 wins and 15 draws, scoring 136 and conceding 43.

All of it now hinges on the clássico at Estádio do Dragão.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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