Overview
- Top-of-the-table Porto travel to Ponta Delgada on Sunday for the 17th round, facing 13th-placed Santa Clara at Estádio de São Miguel.
- Coach Francesco Farioli urged his side to "enter as if 15 points behind" to maintain hunger and consistency at the season’s midpoint.
- With Diogo Costa sidelined, Cláudio Ramos will continue as Porto’s starting goalkeeper, Farioli confirmed.
- Santa Clara’s Vasco Matos called for "garra e alma" after a heavy December schedule, noting a helpful pause and a postponed Round 16 match now set for January 11.
- Squad updates shape the build-up: Porto’s Pedro Lima returned to Wolves, Santa Clara retained Brenner Lucas, and left back Matheus Pereira was sold to Toronto FC.