On April 16, 1944, FC Porto beat Sporting 2-0 at the Estádio do Lima, in Porto, in a Portuguese Cup match.
This date became associated with a Porto victory over their Lisbon rivals in one of the most prestigious competitions on the national calendar. At a time when the Estádio do Lima was home to the Dragons, the blue-and-white side came out on top with a convincing win and advanced in the competition.
The match was marked by FC Porto’s consistency, as they managed to hold Sporting at bay and build a two-goal lead without reply. The final 2-0 score confirmed Porto’s superiority that April afternoon and added another chapter to the long history of clashes between the two clubs in the Portuguese Cup.
Several decades later, the 1944 match is still remembered as one of the historic meetings between FC Porto and Sporting in the premier cup competition. The stage was the Estádio do Lima, the setting for several memorable moments in Porto’s history before the move to other grounds.
Thus remains in memory FC Porto’s 2-0 win over Sporting in the Portuguese Cup on April 16, 1944, in Porto.
