FC Porto v Arouca: top spot at stake and probable XI | OneFootball

FC Porto host Arouca at Estádio do Dragão on Sunday at 20:30 in the third round of the I Liga 2026/27. O Jogo notes the winner will move clear at the top.

After two rounds, three teams had won both matches, but Marítimo have since been held 2-2 by Académico de Viseu, leaving Porto and Arouca chasing sole leadership.

As it stands, Sporting and Marítimo lead on seven points after completing their third-round fixtures. Sporting beat Alverca 3-1 at Alvalade.

Arouca opened with a 1-0 win in Guimarães, then swept aside Moreirense 4-0 at home. Porto recorded back-to-back 2-0 victories, against Alverca at home and in Vila do Conde.

Probable FC Porto XI: Diogo Costa, Alberto Costa, Bednarek, Kiwior, Zaidu, Froholdt, Pablo Rosario, Gabri Veiga, Pepê, André Silva, Borja Sainz.

Source: O Jogo

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