We felt the players were very committed, very dedicated

Alexandre Santana, assistant coach of Casa Pia, in the team led by Gonçalo Brandão, reveals that the team is “confident,” “connected to the process,” and “very involved” for the visit to Santa Clara, a match of the 13th round of the League that is scheduled for 3:30 pm this Saturday.

A winless streak that has lasted for three months.

“For the past three or four weeks, we’ve felt the players are very confident, very committed to our process, and very involved.

Casa Pia has better results away from home.Honestly, we don’t feel that way, we don’t have that feeling. We often believe that, psychologically, the players and also the people in general, could lead us down that path, but for us it’s a closed fact.”

Patrick Sequeira is suspended, Ricardo Batista will play in goal.

“In goal, then, we have four fantastic players, and they have all already shown their quality. In Ricardo’s case, I think he needs no introduction because he’s a player who had 16 clean sheets in his last season in the Second Division, 11 in his first season in the First Division, and 10 in his second season in the First Division. We’re talking about three seasons and 36 games without conceding a goal.

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In addition to the suspended Sequeira, Casa Pia will also be without the injured Max Svensson and Clau Mendes.