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Unprecedented negative series follows historic start

Diário de Coimbra15 September 2026 at 13:18

Coach António Barbosa of Académica is going through a difficult moment in the current sports season. An unprecedented negative series is following a historic start by the team, breaking the initial positive momentum.

António Barbosa, the coach of Académica's students, had never faced a sequence of three consecutive defeats since taking charge of the team. This situation represents a negative milestone in his tenure at the club.

The drop in performance comes as a surprise, considering the season start that Académica managed to achieve. The contrast between the historic start and the current series of defeats has been worrying the club's officials.

The challenge for the coach now is to reverse this trend and return to the positive results that marked the beginning of the season.

Why this matters

Académica fans are facing a difficult phase of the team, which could mark a negative point in the club's history. Coach António Barbosa, an important figure for the students, sees his reputation at stake with this possibility of three consecutive defeats, something that never happened in his career at the club.

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