Why Castro has been training with the first team

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·12 September 2025

Why Castro has been training with the first team

An image published by FC Porto, showing André Castro alongside Lucho González, raised questions about the presence of the B team's assistant coach at the first team's training sessions.

The reason is simple: it was found that the former captain of the blue and white B team attended the training sessions led by Farioli last week, to support the integration of several young players called up from the reserve team and the under-19s into the senior squad.

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This is, in a way, an exceptional situation, but it could happen again in similar circumstances. Castro remains as João Brandão's assistant and will accompany the B team coach on Sunday, in the home match against U. Leiria.

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