Despite the severe heat in the Algarve, football officials decided to schedule the match at 5pm in order to accommodate the demands of live television.

The Portimão club are nonetheless expecting a healthy crowd, with many tourists set to join locals for the opening league fixture at the city’s municipal stadium.

In other football news, Benfica lifted the Super Cup on Saturday after defeating Vitoria de Guimarães by 3 goals to 1.