Four seasons ago, FC Porto beat Benfica in the penultimate Primeira Liga match thanks to a stoppage time winner to snatch the Portuguese championship title after an epic season-long battle against their great rivals from the capital.
That 2012/13 triumph was Porto's ninth title success in 11 years, as a hegemony dating back three decades had only accentuated in the new millennium. Even when taken to the limit by an increasingly resurgent Benfica, it seemed destiny that Porto would find a way to end up top of the pile.
Fast forward to 2016/17 and it's a very different scenario.
The last-gasp equaliser by Lisandro Lopez in Sunday's clássico was tough to take for Porto's fans, but given the news that has emerged over the past few weeks, losing two points in painful fashion may be the least of Porto's worries.
Tom Kundert looked into a concerning moment in Porto's history for ESPN. To read the full "Porto despair amid uncertain future" article click here.
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