FC Porto beats Lleida 7-1 to win Continental Cup roller hockey final

Third Continental Cup for Porto

FC Porto beat Lleida 7-1 in the Continental Cup final on Sunday, 15 November, at the Pavelló Joan Ortoll in Calafell, Spain. It is the club's third Taça Continental, following the 1986/87 and 2023/24 editions. The win lifts Porto's international trophy count in the sport to 12, and it came within two weeks of the Elite Cup win over Óquei de Barcelos, the club's second trophy of the season. Porto had lost the 2025 final to Óquei de Barcelos, so this result ends that near miss.

Porto led from the early minutes

Rafa opened the scoring early on, and Àlex Ortigosa equalised for Lleida at 11 minutes. Carlo Di Benedetto restored the lead almost immediately, and Telmo Pinto made it 3-1 before the interval. Lleida posed a threat on the counter-attack in the first half, but Porto kept control of the match. After the restart, Lleida had Fabrizio Ciocale shown a blue card, and Porto used the extra man to push the lead further. Hélder Nunes scored, Gonçalo Alves added another, and Di Benedetto completed his hat-trick. Goalkeeper Xavi Malián made a save from a direct free kick by Darío Giménez in the closing ten minutes.

Carlo Di Benedetto3

Rafa1

Telmo Pinto1

Hélder Nunes1

Gonçalo Alves1

Carlo Di Benedetto

3 goals

Rafa

1 goals

Telmo Pinto

1 goals

Hélder Nunes

1 goals

Gonçalo Alves

1 goals

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The road to the final

Porto needed a penalty shoot-out to beat Calafell in the semi-final, after a 2-2 draw held through extra time. Lleida reached the final by beating Barcelona 6-5 in the other semi-final, scoring five goals in the final five minutes after Barcelona led at half time. Porto had already won the Elite Cup and opened the league with a win over Benfica at the Dragão Arena. Paulo Freitas said his side had played six games in 11 days, and the record between the two clubs favoured Porto, with four wins and a draw across their meetings in the 2018 and 2019 Continental Cups and the 2023/24 Champions League.

Reaction from the bench and the scorer

Paulo Freitas, Porto's coach, praised the team's focus and its ability to recover across a crowded schedule.

“We had six games in 11 days, all of them of great intensity.”

Freitas said the win was a clear sign of the team's quality and was earned after a strong Champions League campaign last season. He then dedicated the trophy to the supporters.

“We did the most important thing, which was adding another trophy to the club museum. We dedicate this victory to all our fans.”

Di Benedetto, who was named the best player of the tournament in one report, said the scoreline did not reflect the match, because Lleida had played well and created many chances. He added that Porto had executed their plan and that the team was united and eager to win. He said the squad would celebrate, but that the next game, against SC Tomar in the second round of the league, is on Wednesday, 18 November.