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Pedro Caixinha is the first Portuguese managerial casualty of Brasileirão 2025, receiving his marching orders at Santos after just three rounds of action.
Caixinha departs Peixe after a weekend defeat to Fluminense left them in the relegation zone with one point from three matches. Meanwhile, Leonardo Jardim is enduring a tough start to life at Cruzeiro, as is Renato Paiva with reigning champions Botafogo.
This weekend was a strong one for Portuguese Abroad goalscorers, with as many as 21 different scorers across the world, including some of the Seleção’s biggest names.
Cristiano Ronaldo inevitably leads the way with a double in Saudi Arabia, including a stunning volley. Rafael Leão is back on the goal trail with AC Milan, while Raphaël Guerreiro scored in Der Klassiker in Germany, Paulinho netted a hat-trick in Mexico and Fábio Silva continues to have arguably the best season of his career in Spain with Las Palmas.
Lyon 2-2 Manchester United
The battle between Portuguese coaches ended up in a draw in the Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, as Paulo Fonseca’s Lyon salvaged a late 2-2 draw against Manchester United of Rúben Amorim to set up a tantalising second leg next week.
Both sides led on the night, with Lyon going ahead before United hit back to hold a 2-1 advantage heading into the dying moments, at which point Lyon were rewarded for being the more proactive side through Ryan Cherki’s last-gasp equaliser.
Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Aston Villa
French champions Paris Saint-Germain are in the driving seat heading into the second leg of their Champions League quarter final, after beating Aston Villa in the French capital.
Nuno Mendes scored what could be a crucial third goal in stoppage time, while Vitinha and Joao Neves also shone once again in midfield for Luis Enrique’s side, who impressed neutrals with a thrilling display.
The Campeonato Brasileiro played out Matchday 2 of the new season at the weekend, during which Portuguese bosses Pepa and Abel Ferreira faced off in a controversial match between Sport Recife and Palmeiras.
Elsewhere, Leonardo Jardim has endured a bad week with new club Cruzeiro, while Renato Paiva got his first league win with Botafogo, but Pedro Caixinha is making an unconvincing start with Santos.
