Seven-nil at Casa Pia, then Milan, then the Dragão

Sunday the twentieth of September, 2026, at the Estádio Do Dragão, with Porto as the home side on the record and the score reading 3-1. Home side first — that is a one-three away defeat for Benfica, and four days later it is the freshest and sorest thing on the page. Read the line properly before you feel it. Three-one…