28 May 1933: when FC Porto thrashed Benfica 8-0 in the clássico | OneFootball

On 28 May 1933, FC Porto recorded one of the most remarkable victories in the history of the derby by thrashing Benfica 8-0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Campeonato de Portugal, the competition that preceded today’s Portuguese Cup.

The match was played at Campo da Constituição, in Porto, and ended in complete domination by the blue-and-whites. Waldemar Mota and Acácio Mesquita were the standout performers, scoring three goals each, while Lopes Carneiro and Carlos Nunes completed the list of scorers on a memorable afternoon for the Porto club.

This result remains one of the biggest thrashings inflicted by FC Porto on their Lisbon rivals and stands as a historic reference point in the rivalry between the two clubs.

In the image from that day, Waldemar Mota and Pinga are seen celebrating one of Porto’s goals, in a picture that helps immortalise one of the most significant chapters in FC Porto’s run in the old Campeonato de Portugal.

The match went down as one of the most emblematic moments of the 1930s for Porto supporters, not only because of the scale of the result, but also because of the competitive context in which it was achieved: a knockout tie against Benfica, at a time when the premier competition in Portuguese football was still known as the Campeonato de Portugal.

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