Porto bagged a season's treble trophy haul after adding the Portuguese Cup Sunday (5/22/2011) to the club's triumphs this season.
Porto, coached by 33-year-old Andre Villas-Boas, beat Vitoria Guimaraes 6-2 in the Cup final in Lisbon to repeat the treble last achieved in 2003 under Jose Mourinho.
The club became the first to win the Cup three times in successive years, and it has now claimed the honour 16 times in its history.
The Cup final saw seven goals scored in the first half, with Colombian James Rodriguez finally nabbing a hat-trick as Porto ran out easy winners.
Rolando put Porto back ahead on 36 minutes, but the game was effectively decided after another flurry of breathless action just before the break. Hulk and James Rodriguez, both of whom terrorised the Guimaraes defence all game, each scored and in between Porto goalkeeper Beto saved a poor Edgar Silva penalty.
The second half was a far more sedate affair, with Porto slowing the pace but still looking the more likely team to add to the goal tally. James Rodriguez, looking every inch like fulfilling his huge promise, completed his hat-trick with a classy finish on 73 minutes after being beautifully set up by Hulk.
FC Porto win the Portuguese Cup for the third successive season – the first time they have achieved the feat in their history. Vitoria Guimaraes have now played five Portuguese Cup finals and have lost all five of them.
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