19 June 1932: FC Porto beat Benfica in Lisbon, closing on final | OneFootball

On June 19, 1932, FC Porto beat SL Benfica 2-1 at Campo das Amoreiras in the first leg of the 1931/32 Campeonato de Portugal semi-finals.

The Porto side, then coached by Joseph Szabo, returned from Lisbon with the advantage thanks to goals from Acácio Mesquita and Waldemar Mota, two of the most influential figures in the blue-and-white team at that stage in the club’s history. The victory on their rival’s ground allowed FC Porto to take an important step in the tie.

That match remains one of the landmark dates in Porto’s journey through the 1930s, during a period when the Campeonato de Portugal held a central place in Portuguese football and brought together some of the sport’s leading sides.

Among the records from that time, an image of Pedro Themudo and Avelino Martins also stands out, two notable FC Porto defenders in the 1920s and 1930s. The photograph preserves the memory of a generation that helped consolidate the club’s competitive identity.

The anniversary thus highlights an important away victory for Porto over Benfica in a semi-final of the season’s main knockout competition.

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