In addition to the attraction of being able to increase the gap to seven points for Sporting in the Portuguese League standings, thanks to the Lions' 1-1 draw at Gil Vicente's ground in Barcelos, FC Porto is chasing this Sunday, at the São Miguel Stadium, an absolute and historic record in the Portuguese championship. If they manage to overcome the Ponta Delgada team, Francesco Farioli's team could reach 49 points out of a possible 51, surpassing the previous maximum set by Benfica in 2019/2020, when they reached the middle of the competition with 48, and the blue and whites, then coached by Sérgio Conceição, came close to that bar (47 points) in the 2021/2022 season. It has been an absolutely incredible sporting performance that the Dragons are putting on in 2025/2026, but which could now have a further seal of quality if they collect three more points in the difficult trip to the Azoreans. With only two points conceded in the reception to the also undefeated Benfica (one nil, after the eighth round), the Porto fans aim to finish the first round of the championship with a bang and if they add another victory they will reach 49 points, a remarkable record, the target of the most enthusiastic praise. There are plenty of reasons for FC Porto for the Dragons to approach the game against the team led by Vasco Matos with great seriousness and a sense of commitment, as starting the second round with five more points than the two-time defending champion Sporting will be extra motivation for what remains of a long marathon until May. The blue and whites are thus, 53 years later, in search of history, and, in the Portuguese championship, they can only lose to the Benfica of 1972/73, who won the first 23 games, becoming virtual champions, and then finishing the race with 28 wins and two draws. Now, FC Porto, which has gone three years without winning the national title, but can break the record in 17 games in the three-point 'era', in a campaign in which eight games played away are counted as triumphs, including a 2-1 in Alvalade, in the fourth round. Farioli turned around a tireless FC Porto chasing records. And one more victory is just one more away...