Trapattoni was the first Italian to win the League. That was more than two decades ago, and he was almost twice the age of the current Porto coach.
Francesco Farioli is the second Italian coach to win the national championship title.
The first was Giovanni Trapattoni, at the service of Benfica, more than two decades ago. The Old Fox won the 2004/05 League for the Eagles and inaugurated the conquests of Italian coaches in Portugal, now reinforced with the conquest of the 2025/26 title by the Italian of FC Porto, who now at 37 years old lifts the trophy, almost half the age of Trap = 66 years old at the time.
Coaches who have won the national championship in Portugal:
24 Portuguese (43 titles):
Sérgio Conceicao (3); Jorge Jesus (3); Jesualdo Ferreira (3); Artur Jorge (3); Ruben Amorim (3); Rui Vitória (2); Antonio Oliveira (2); Candido de Oliveira (2); Jose Maria Pedroto (2); José Mourinho (2); Toni (2); Vítor Pereira (2); Rui Borges (1), João Pereira (1), Bruno Lage (1), Andre Villas=Boas (1), Augusto Inacio (1), Augusto Silva (1), Fernando Mendes (1), Fernando Santos (1), Fernando Vaz (1), Jaime Pacheco (1), Juca (1), Mário Lino (1), Mário Wilson (1), Tavares da Silva (1).
7 Hungarians (15 titles):
Béla Guttmann (3); Janos Biri (3); Josef Szabo (3); Lipo Herczka (3); Lajos Baroti (1); Lajos Czeizler (1); and Mihaly Siska (1).
7 Englishmen (13 titles):
Jimmy Hagan (3); Randolph Galloway (3); Bobby Robson (2); John Mortimore (2); Malcolm Allison (1); Robert Kelly (1); and Ted Smith (1).
3 Brazilians (8 titles):
Otto Glória (5); Carlos Alberto Silva (2); and Dorival Yustrich (1).
2 Italians (2 titles):
Giovanni Trapattoni (1) and Francesco Farioli (1).
