Sporting lose to Casa Pia behind closed doors (2-1) | OneFootball

Sporting B were beaten by Casa Pia, 2-1, in their first pre-season match ahead of the new campaign. The game took place this Saturday at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, in Alcochete, and marked Tiago Fernandes’s debut in charge of the Lions’ reserve team.

According to information released by Casa Pia, the goals for Filipe Coelho’s side , securing the Geese’s victory in their first pre-season test.

The match served as the starting point for both teams’ preparations for the 2026/27 season. While Tiago Fernandes is looking to implement his ideas in Sporting’s B team, Filipe Coelho also took charge of his first match since being appointed Casa Pia head coach, succeeding Álvaro Pacheco.

Sporting B now continue their preparations for the start of Liga 2, where they will face AVS in the opening round. Casa Pia, meanwhile, begin their Liga Portugal campaign against Marítimo in Funchal on the weekend of 8 and 9 August.

Despite the defeat, the match allowed Tiago Fernandes to draw his first conclusions about the squad, at a stage when the main objective is to prepare the team for a demanding league campaign and help develop several young players who hope to one day reach Sporting’s first team.

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