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That's a lot of kilometers.

The qualifying rounds for the European cups have already started, and one club in particular has made its entrance in the Conference League.

Last night, Santa Clara went to lose on the lawn of NK Varazdin (2-1). But it must be said that the visitors had a real journey to get there, since they had to travel about 4000 kilometers to get to Croatia. But how is this possible?

Well, the Santa Clara club is located on the Portuguese volcanic island of Sao Miguel, which is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and 1500 kilometers from Lisbon.

If you may not have heard of it, it's because the club has just had the best season in its history by finishing fifth in the Portuguese championship, thus allowing it to play the Conference League qualifiers for the second time after 2021-22.

In their first attempt, they failed to reach the C4 by losing 2-3 on aggregate against Partizan Belgrade.

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However, as reported by The Sweeper Podcast, the Portuguese club could break a rather atypical record in case of qualification for the next round.

If Santa Clara were to play against a team from Kazakhstan, the island team could then hold the record for the longest trip in the Europa Cup with over 7000 kilometers to cover.

We hope to see them in the final phase of the Conference League.

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