 Rambai muchinyora ndima ino - Vachigara vari pachinhanho chechishanu muligi, Porto yakawedzera kuita kwavo mushure mekuuya kwaMourinho uye yakanyoresa kuhwina-kudhirowa-kurasikirwa rekodhi ye11-2-2 kuti vakwire kunzvimbo yechitatu uye vanokodzera kuenda ku2002-03 UEFA Cup. Ivo vakafambira mberi kuburikidza nematanho mana ekutanga nekukunda kunogutsa, vachirwadziwa nekurasikirwa kamwe chete kurwisa divi reFrance Lens.ref name200203ref Mumakwikwi ekupedzisira, Porto akashamisika kumba nekukunda 10 kumba kurwisa Panathinaikos. MuAtene, Derlei akarova muminiti yechi16 kuti aenzanise mutambo, uye akawedzera chibodzwa chechipiri muhafu yekutanga yenguva yekuwedzera kuti apinze Porto mumasemifainari. Kutarisana neLazio kumba kwechikamu chekutanga, Porto yakabvumidza chinangwa chekutanga naClaudio López. Maminitsi mashomanana gare gare, Maniche akaenzanisa zvibodzwa zvakakonzera kuratidzwa kwakasimba kwekurwisa nechikwata chemumba, icho chakarova zvimwe zvibodzwa zvitatu kuti chiwane mukana wakakura wemutambo wechipiri. MuRome, mujaho usina zvibodzwa wakasimbisa kuvapo kwePorto mumutambo wavo wechitatu mukuru weEuropean, wekutanga kubva pakukunda kwavo 1987 European Cup. Vavakapikisana navo vaive Celtic, avo vakanga vabvisa Boavista mune imwe semi-fainari kuti vapfuurire kumagumo avo ekutanga eEurope kubvira muna 1970. 