Sunderland’s European Away Day: Everything You Need to Know About Torreense

Sunderland's Europa League away day is set to feature an encounter against SCU Torreense, a Portuguese football team based in Torres Vedras. The match will take place on Thursday, with the weather forecast predicting warm temperatures around 25 degrees Celsius. Torreense, founded in 1917, has spent most of their history in the second and third tiers of Portuguese football, with a brief stint in the top flight in 1992.

Their most notable achievement came in 2025 when they won the Portuguese Cup, becoming the first team to win the trophy while playing in the second division. This victory qualified Torreense for European football for the first time in their history, and they began their European campaign with a 2-1 away win against Lillestrom in September.

The game against Sunderland will take place at the Estadio Municipal de Leiria, a stadium with a capacity of just under 25,000 and located approximately an hour's drive from Torreense's usual home ground. The stadium was built in preparation for Euro 2004 and has hosted several national team matches in the past. Sunderland supporters who have tickets for the game are advised to make Leiria their base, as there are numerous bars and restaurants in the historic center of the city, and the stadium is a 25-minute walk from the city center.