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

FC Porto’s first 2026/27 version will be tested this Saturday, at 6 p.m., in the privacy of Olival. However, unlike 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 his team in a semi-competitive setting, especially since Hibernian will already be playing their third match of this pre-season, having played their first on the eve of the start of the Dragons’ preparations.

With this in mind, the Italian coach will give priority to a team made up of the players who were present at the start of training at Olival on the 1st of this month, leaving those who were allowed to report later with less playing time. Thus, the internationals who, despite not going to the 2026 World Cup, remained with their respective national teams later into 2025/26 and were only integrated into training last Monday, should get only a few minutes on the pitch.

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

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

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