The Casa Pia Herald
Market16 Aug 2027
Rochinha puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Casa Pia, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
Rochinha keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Casa Pia may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
Moi Gómez due for a Casa Pia medical
Everything agreed with Osasuna, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Match14 Aug 2027
Casa Pia keep winning on the road
5 away wins in a row. Travelling support is the truest kind, and this season it is being repaid in the only currency that counts.
Match14 Aug 2027
Nobody wants to play Casa Pia right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Casa Pia
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Casa Pia
Lucas Soares was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
Door shut on Luca Orellano
Casa Pia asked and Sporting CP said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market16 Aug 2027
Daniel Castro steps up from the Casa Pia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Castro has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Jose Monteiro steps up from the Casa Pia academy
- Market One of our own: Sergio Martins joins the Casa Pia first team
- Match Casa Pia see off Gil Vicente