Overview
- Porto secured the crown on Saturday with a 1-0 home win over Alverca thanks to Jan Bednarek, after Benfica let a 2-0 lead slip in a 2-2 draw at Famalicão.
- The win put Porto on 85 points with two games left, leaving Benfica on 76 and Sporting on 73 and turning the focus to second place, where head-to-head results break ties and favor Benfica.
- First-year coach Francesco Farioli led a rapid rebuild backed by president André Villas-Boas, with new arrivals boosting depth and balance across the squad.
- A stingy back line underpinned the run, with only 15 goals conceded and goalkeeper Diogo Costa recording 20 clean sheets as Bednarek and Jakub Kiwior anchored central defense.
- After the draw, José Mourinho criticized referee Gustavo Correia on TV, and Portuguese outlet Record reported police and stewards broke up a tunnel clash involving Mourinho and Famalicão’s Pedro Bondo.