7 July 1935: FC Porto beat the Spanish champions 4-2 and made history | OneFootball

On July 7, 1935, FC Porto achieved a highly significant triumph by defeating Real Betis of Seville 4-2 in a friendly match played in Porto.

The opposition came with enhanced prestige: the Andalusian club had just won the 1934/35 Spanish League, the only one in its history, finishing the competition one point ahead of Real Madrid. Against the then Spanish champions, Porto responded with a performance of the highest level and built a victory that would go down in history.

The photograph from that day shows Porto’s starting eleven, accompanied by coach Joseph Szabo, a central figure in that team. Among the protagonists of that triumph were Carlos Pereira, Waldemar Mota, Jerónimo Faria, Álvaro Pereira, Carlos Nunes, João Nova, Soares dos Reis, Lopes Carneiro, António Santos, Carlos Mesquita and Avelino Martins.

The 4-2 win against the best Spanish side of the time remained one of the most symbolic results of FC Porto’s international journey in that decade. More than just a friendly, the match was a statement of quality against one of the leading sides in Iberian football.

Almost a century later, the victory over Real Betis continues to be remembered as one of the historic chapters of the Porto club.

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