FC Porto will receive the two main rivals of Portuguese football at the Estádio do Dragão during the 2026/27 season. The first big derby will be against Benfica, scheduled for September 20, a Sunday. The second clash is set for November 29, also on a Sunday.
Both games are scheduled for 8:30 PM, a time that has been usual in matches between the so-called "big" teams of Portuguese football. The matches will take place at the Estádio do Dragão, in Porto, which once again becomes the stage for FC Porto's home clashes against the other teams of the tripartite of Portuguese football.
FC Porto's rivals are Benfica, known as the "eagles", and Sporting, called the "lions". These two encounters represent the first games between the three teams considered "big" in the 2026/27 season, establishing from the start clashes of high rivalry and importance in the national sporting calendar.
