The coach Alexandre Santos left the National to take the position at Petro de Luanda, after a short trip to the club of the I Liga, with four losses in four games.
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20/10/2026
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O National announced today the transfer of coach Alexandre Santos to Petro de Luanda, after a short experience in the club of the Portuguese League of football, with losses in the four games played and still no substitute revealed.
Santos, 49 years old, will succeed in the position also Portuguese João Pedro Sousa, fired from the Angolan group after 10 games for all competitions, leaving the team in second place of the championship, with 14 points, after six days.
Hired in September to replace João Gião, who began the season, but ended up dismissed at the passage of the fourth day, Alexandre Santos lost to the Alverca (3-1), Famalicão (4-0) and Rio Ave (3-2), for the championship, and was eliminated from the Cup of Portugal, against Sanjoanense, the Championship of Portugal, losing by 1-0, in the match of the third elimination.
In a statement, the insular emblem also informs that, “on occasion, all information regarding the new technical staff that will take command of the professional football team will be disclosed”.
Still without a new coach, the National, 16th and antepenultimate I League, with four points, receives on Sunday the Sporting Braga, which also today made official the departure of the Spanish Carlos Vicens, after the defeat of Monday, with the Gil Vicente (2-1), who left the team in eighth place, with 11 points, having confirmed the arrival of Franclim Carvalho.