Sporting end Rui Borges’ incredible run against Porto | OneFootball

Rui Borges lost for the first time in the Liga Portugal Betclic since becoming Sporting's coach. The coach from Mirandela joined the Lions in December 2024, and since then, he had not suffered any defeat in the national championship, a record that ended in the match against Porto.

The incredible unbeaten run began in the derby against Benfica, Rui Borges' first game for Sporting. The Portuguese coach started, with that 1-0 victory, a streak of more than eight months without losing in the League. In total, it was 22 games without tasting defeat in the national championship.

Until this setback for Sporting, against Porto, last Saturday, August 30, Rui Borges had achieved a record of 16 wins and six draws at the helm of the Alvalade club, making a total of 54 points collected by the coach from Mirandela since arriving at Alvalade – 45 in 19 games last season, and nine in three matches this season.

In this unbeaten run, there is only one worrying factor to point out: in the four matches played against Benfica and Porto, Rui Borges managed only one victory, precisely in that first game in charge of Sporting. Apart from that, he drew three times, to which he now adds the defeat in Saturday's classic against Porto.

This is, therefore, Rui Borges' first defeat in Liga Portugal Betclic in 23 matches, adding this setback to 16 wins and six draws recorded so far. In terms of goals, the balance is very positive: 58 scored and 20 conceded since he took over as head coach at Alvalade.

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