16 May 1984: FC Porto’s first Euro final, Basel injustice and winners born | OneFootball

On May 16, 1984, FC Porto played in a European football final for the first time, in the Cup Winners’ Cup. In Basel, at St. Jakob Stadium, the Dragons lost 2-1 to Juventus in the competition’s final.

The Porto side responded well after falling behind. The Italian team went ahead in the 13th minute through Vignola, but António Sousa equalised in the 29th minute. Before half-time, Boniek made it 2-1 in the 40th minute, setting the final score on a memorable night in blue-and-white history.

Despite the defeat, that appearance in the final represented an important step in FC Porto’s rise in Europe. The road to Basel confirmed the club’s international growth, as it reached a continental final for the first time.

That match also became associated with strong controversy surrounding the refereeing of Adolf Prokop, in a final that Porto fans still remember with bitterness. Even so, the club’s presence in the 1983/84 Cup Winners’ Cup final remains a landmark in FC Porto’s European journey.

Three years later, in 1987, the club would go on to win its first European title, building on the path that began that May night in Switzerland.

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