FC Porto starts the season with the strong ambition to win the double championship. The team aims to repeat the image of the concrete defense displayed in the previous season, with Diogo Costa and Bednarek leading the way. The defensive cohesion, which seemed to be shaken in the early stage of the season, stabilized finally in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, against Torreense. The probability of the captain of the blue and white team staying at the Dragon is a guarantee of security, which joins the Polish wall composed by Bednarek and Kiwior. Also Alberto Costa and Martim Fernandes give total guarantees on the right side of the defense, making the left-back the great Achilles' heel of the team. Despite having two solutions for the place, Zaidu and Francisco Moura, Francesco Farioli does not hide the desire to recruit a new player who joins the squad to assume the undisputed starting position. The SAD, led by André Villas-Boas, has the Brazilian Souza (currently linked to Tottenham) signaled, although until now has not advanced to the decisive negotiations with the London emblem. FC Porto starts Sunday its long journey in the Portuguese League, for which it starts with the strong ambition to win the double championship. The image of the concrete defense displayed in the previous season is to be repeated, as Francesco Farioli has already proven to be a very strict coach in this matter, honoring his Italian choice. The threshold of 18 goals conceded in 2025/2026 is quite high, but Diogo Costa, Bednarek, Kiwior, Nehuén Pérez, Prpic, Alberto Costa, Martim Fernandes and even the adapted Pablo Rosario give guarantees of success for a defensively cohesive FC Porto.