Porto v Benfica: first clash since Jorge Jesus knelt at the Dragão | OneFootball

Less than 24 hours before the match between Benfica and Porto, the press looks back in time and recalls some of the most memorable moments of the Classic between the two most titled emblems of Portugal. The most recent data reveals that the two teams will meet on the field without any defeat in the championship, something that is very rare in these games.

According to what the newspaper A Bola writes, it has been 12 years since the two rivals faced each other without both teams having a clean record. The last time this happened was in the 2012/13 season, a season of bad memory for the reds, where the Club da Luz lost the national championship, Portugal Cup and Europa League.

Indeed, in 92 years of competition, only twice have the two rivals faced each other without any defeat recorded. The last time this happened was in May 2013, at the Dragão, where Porto, thanks to a goal from Kelvin, beat Benfica 2-1, taking the lead in the championship and caused Jorge Jesus to fall to his knees on the rival's turf.

Remember that the team from Luz, led by the now Al Nassr coach, reached the 29th round of the competition with a record of 23 wins and five draws, with the last draw, consummated against Estoril, days before the trip to the north, greatly compromised the ambitions to lift the national title.

Fast forward 12 years and the protagonists are different. Without Kelvin, Porto, now coached by Francesco Farioli, counts on other stars. Benfica - struggling with a virus - is now led by José Mourinho and seeks to close the gap to the rival. It is worth remembering that the match is scheduled for tomorrow, October 5, at 9:15 PM.

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