A year on, FC Porto return to Amadora for matchday 31 | OneFootball

This Sunday marks exactly one year since FC Porto last visited Estádio José Gomes to face Estrela da Amadora, coincidentally also on matchday 31 of the Primeira Liga, in the 2024/25 season.

That match stood as a clear sign that nothing was going well for the blue-and-white club, then still coached by Argentine manager Martín Anselmi, who insisted on a system with three centre-backs in a 3-4-3 formation, transformed into a 5-4-1 when the team was defending.

Estrela da Amadora knew how to take advantage of the spaces conceded by the Dragons and won 2-0, taking, at the time, an important step toward securing survival in the Primeira Liga.

Now, FC Porto come into the match renewed and, besides having a new coach and new ideas, they also have changes in the squad. Their reality is no longer that of fighting with Sporting de Braga for the last spot on the podium, but rather defending top place in the league and pushing on with a win that would bring them closer to the national title.

Will history repeat itself, or will there be a new chapter in this clash between two sides at opposite ends of the table?

At the time, this was the blue-and-white side’s starting eleven: Cláudio Ramos, Zé Pedro, Eustáquio, Marcano, João Mário, Fábio Vieira, Alan Varela, Francisco Moura, Pepê, Deniz Gül and Rodrigo Mora.

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