Álvaro Pacheco, coach of Casa Pia, speaking at the press conference after the 3-0 defeat against Sporting, in the 18th round of the League: Analysis of the defeat with Sporting «We have five training sessions, we are changing habits and behaviors, when we have these stops and at this level small details can cause a dent. In the first half we didn't allow what Sporting likes and is strong, the game in depth, as well as Trincão's interior game, we were managing to do that. They accelerated on the outside, a slip-up happened and Sporting were effective. That goal shook us a little, they were frustrated and that led to us conceding the second goal. I think what we talked about in the second part and we were going to test what we had been training at the highest level. We had 45 minutes to walk focused on our game. I think we managed to control our defensive and offensive process, causing Sporting some discomfort. We deserved to have scored at least one goal. We are sad to lose and we came with the intention of getting here and scoring. There were interesting things here, we are at the beginning of the process, but very confident.” Exhibition by Nhaga and Casa Pia collective «One of the things that made me accept returning to Portugal and this club was the project, both present and future, as well as the quality of the squad, with players with a lot of potential. Nhaga is part of that group of players, he will grow and I have no doubt that he will be an asset to the club. I have to highlight the team and the collective performance.” What is Casa Pia’s “DNA”? «I think Casa Pia is a united, supportive and resilient team. A team that always enters every game with the desire to win and with a philosophy that there is no challenge that makes us fear. I want to implement it here and I did it in all the teams, with a champion mentality. We compete with ourselves and I have no doubt that the indicators that the team has given I believe that we will create a team with a champion mentality. We will have setbacks, but the important thing is to learn from our mistakes, we have to look ahead and follow our path.”
