FC Porto face Hibernian today in first pre-season test | OneFootball

The first version of FC Porto 2026/27 will be tested this Saturday, at 6 p.m., in the privacy of Olival. However, contrary to what has often been the case in recent years, the Dragons’ opponent in their first pre-season test will not exactly be an easy one, as it is Hibernian, who finished 5th in the latest edition of the Scottish league.

This will be a good opportunity for Francesco Farioli to make his first notes on the team in a semi-competitive setting, especially since Hibernian will already be playing their third game of this pre-season, having played their first on the eve of the Dragons’ return to work.

With that in mind, the Italian coach will prioritize a team made up of the players who were present for the start of training at Olival on the 1st of this month, leaving less playing time for those who were authorized to report later. As such, the internationals who, despite not going to the 2026 World Cup, were still on duty with their respective national teams later into 2025/26, and who only joined training last Monday, are expected to play only a few minutes.

In any case, the physical demands will be guaranteed for everyone, not least because the squad will hold a first training session in the morning, during which Farioli will be able to manage workloads according to the plan set out for the training match scheduled for the afternoon.

Unavailable for the warm-up match are Vasco Sousa, Samu (both doing modified training) and André Miranda (under treatment). The work week ends this Saturday, with the squad off on Sunday. Next week, the pre-season training camp in England begins.

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