Confirmed! Casa Pia appoint interim boss, João Gião stays at Sporting | OneFootball

Casa Pia confirmed this Tuesday, November 4th, that the new technical direction of the team will be assumed by Gonçalo Brandão (former assistant coach of Sporting's B team) Alexandre Santana, Tiago Dias, João Santos, João Aguiar, and analyst Miguel Valentim. Thus, João Gião, who was one of the names wanted by the 'gansos', will continue in Alvalade.

"Casa Pia informs that the leadership of the team will be assumed by the current multidisciplinary technical team composed of coaches Alexandre Santana, Gonçalo Brandão, Tiago Dias, João Santos, João Aguiar, and analyst Miguel Valentim", the 'gansos' wrote in a note published on the official website.

The departure of João Pereira happened after the home defeat against Estrela da Amadora, by 5-3, which left Casa Pia in 16th place in the National Championship, in the playoff zone for maintenance, not winning in the last five rounds of the competition.

"The technical team has the full confidence of the management and all the 'staff', who recognize their professionalism, competence, and dedication. The transition aims to ensure the continuity of the work developed so far, guaranteeing stability and commitment to the defined sports objectives," they added.

Trained at Belenenses, Gonçalo Brandão, as a player, even reached Portugal's A National Team, at a time when he played for Siena in Italy, where he also represented Parma and Cesena. After a stint at Cluj (Romania), in 2014 he returned to Belenenses, later playing for Estoril and Lausanne (Switzerland), until ending his career at Porto B. Between 2021 and 2024, he joined the technical team of Filipe Çelikkaya at Sporting B, before joining Casa Pia's technical team.

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