Paulo Freitas off to a nightmare start at FC Porto: just one win in 7 games | OneFootball

Successor to Ricardo Ares at the helm of the national double champion FC Porto, Paulo Freitas has faced a complicated start to the season with the blue and whites. After winning the European Championship in Paredes—a feat that some downplayed due to three defeats in the group stage—Paulo Freitas took charge of the Dragons to replace Ricardo Ares, but the new version of FC Porto has yet to establish itself.

In regulation time, FC Porto has only one victory in seven matches played. In the Elite Cup, they beat Juv. Pacense on penalties (3-3) in the quarterfinals, before falling to Sporting (1-2) in the semifinals. A week later, despite taking a two-goal lead against Sporting in the Super Cup, they ended up losing in overtime 4-3.

At the start of the league, the Dragons defeated OC Barcelos 5-3, but were surprised by the newly-promoted HC Turquel in the second round (3-4). In the Continental Cup, they celebrated against Igualada after a penalty shootout (2-2), but missed out on the trophy by losing the final to hosts OC Barcelos 4-3.

Never in this century had FC Porto started the season with just one win in seven matches. Next up is a trip to Benfica next Wednesday, in another round of the championship.

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