FC Porto have opened the Primeira Liga with eight straight wins, and the latest came with a 2-1 away victory over Maritimo on 2026-10-10. They now sit top with 24 points from 8 matches, a goal difference of +16, 20 goals scored and only 4 conceded. For Francesco Farioli, it is the kind of start that pushes a team from good form into club history.

Porto's place in the record books

A Bola says only two Porto coaches had ever started the league with eight straight wins before Farioli, Miguel Siska in 1939/1940 and Jesualdo Ferreira in 2007/2008. That is the company he has joined after eight rounds, and it explains why the run feels bigger than a standard early-season lead.

The league results themselves are hard to argue with. Porto beat Benfica 3-1 at home on 2026-09-20, won 3-0 away at Academico Viseu, and handled Maritimo again at the weekend. A Bola also reported that Farioli's side have beaten every league opponent they have faced so far this season, although the wider official record is 9 wins in 10 matches after the loss to Manchester City.

Why the start looks sustainable

The league table already gives a clear read. Porto's 24 points have come from maximum returns in every match so far, and the defensive numbers are just as striking as the winning run itself. Four goals conceded in eight league games is a strong base, while 20 scored suggests they are not scraping through on thin margins.

The Maritimo win fits that pattern. It was away from home, it finished 2-1, and it kept Porto clear at the top with no draws and no defeats in the league. If the contest for the title tightens later, this opening block is still the reason Farioli's first months in charge now sit beside the rarest starts in Porto's history.

The only next league result on the schedule now matters as a marker, not a rescue act. Porto go into their next Primeira Liga match with 8 wins from 8, 24 points and a name already placed in a very small club list.

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