Estoril had just lost 3-1 to Sporting at Alvalade, but Ian Cathro was in an incredibly positive mood in his post-match news conference. he asked a journalist in native-level Portuguese the last time the team from the Lisbon coast faced Sporting away, in March 2025. That night, despite the result, at times Estoril, who play in a 5,000-capacity stadium, managed to silence more than 35,000 home fans. I think I've already seen almost every film you can see in a career in this industry," Cathro tells BBC Sport. In January, Cathro was voted the Portuguese top flight's coach of the month by his peers.

Source: BBC February 27, 2026 15:14 UTC