CD Santa Clara

This tactical analysis explores Vasco Matos' work at CD Santa Clara during their outstanding 2024/2025 Portuguese League season. After winning promotion as champions of Liga Portugal 2 in the previous campaign, Santa Clara made an immediate impact upon returning to the top flight, finishing in a remarkable fifth place and securing qualification...

While relegation is a very hard sentence for most clubs, it offers an opportunity for change in an otherwise very fast-paced environment. C.D. Santa Clara were in deep trouble when the club finished their 2022/23 campaign with three manager sackings and only 22 points from 34 games. As with most...