32 years ago, Rui Filipe paved the way for five in a row | OneFootball

On August 21, 1994, FC Porto began the league campaign with a 2-0 win over Sporting de Braga at the Estádio das Antas. Rui Filipe scored Porto’s first goal of the competition, in a season that would end with the club winning its fifth consecutive national title.

The midfielder opened the scoring right at the start of the first matchday, before Kostadinov sealed the Dragons’ victory against the Minho side. The result set the team on course for a historic campaign in Portuguese football.

At 26 years old at the time, Rui Filipe would have only one more week to live after that match. The footballer died on August 28, 1994, leaving an indelible mark on the club and among Porto supporters.

The goal he scored against SC Braga is still remembered as one of the most emblematic moments in FC Porto’s history, for having marked the beginning of the run of five consecutive national championships.

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