10 June 1988: FC Porto beat Benfica again, seal Jamor spot | OneFootball

On June 10, 1988, FC Porto took another step in an outstanding season and secured their place at Jamor by beating SL Benfica 1-0, with a goal from Rui Barros.

At that stage of the season, Porto had already secured the league title with a 15-point lead, in addition to having won the European Super Cup against Ajax and the Intercontinental Cup against Peñarol. Only the Portuguese Cup remained to complete a dream campaign.

After ending the league season with a clear 3-0 win over Benfica in the final round, the Dragons once again got the better of their Lisbon rivals, this time in the match that secured qualification for the Portuguese Cup final.

Tomislav Ivic fielded a starting eleven made up of Mlynarczyk, Lima Pereira, Eduardo Luís, Augusto Inácio, Jaime Magalhães, João Pinto, Rui Barros, António André, Fernando Gomes, Bandeirinha and Jaime Pacheco.

Rui Barros’s decisive goal confirmed Porto’s victory in one of the most memorable moments of that historic season, in a run that kept FC Porto on course for yet another trophy.

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