FC Porto and Sporting battle for the Handball Super Cup | OneFootball

It is, perhaps, the repetition of a familiar storyline, but with the difference that this is a great record – one of those kept with devotion, the so-called classics – a term that also applies to this clash, one of the most thrilling in recent years in Portuguese handball and between the most successful clubs in the sport in the country. The new season kicks off this afternoon with the usual Super Cup match, between Sporting, winner of all domestic competitions in 2024/25 – just like in the previous season – and FC Porto, the defeated finalist of the Portuguese Cup. It is also a duel between emblems that have alternated at the top of the honors list: at the end of 2021/22, FC Porto had 43 trophies and Sporting 40; currently, the lions have 47 and the dragons 44.

With renewed squads, as usual, both teams have undergone precise adjustments, with the changes being deeper on the blue and white side, who have brought back players from loan spells. “From what we’ve seen, it’s a strong FC Porto that has brought in a right back [Linus Persson], a position where they had difficulties. They have a player of international caliber. They’ve brought in defensive references, strong and tall players like Jesús Vergara or Timmy [Petit],” commented coach Ricardo Costa, for whom “the most important thing is what we can and want to do without being so focused on FC Porto.” On the northern side, captain Daymaro Salina spoke. “Sporting was luckier than us last season, but this is a different scenario, with new players. Both teams have strengthened and I think it will be a very intense game. It’s a classic, a match of grit and passion,” he emphasized.

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