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Como Cup pre‑season tournament

Entities: Pierre Sage · Lens · Dino Toppmoller · Crystal Palace Football Club · Famalicão

Overview

FC Famalicão continues its summer preparation under new coach Carlos Carvalhal, maintaining a schedule that leads to the Como Cup in Italy. After a July training camp, signings and a coaching change, the Portuguese side has been playing a series of friendlies against lower‑division opponents and will face Tondela before departing for the tournament. In Group A of the Cup, Famalicão will meet RC Lens and Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace arrives in Como with newly appointed manager Pierre Sage, who is looking to rebound from a 3‑0 loss to Bromley and assess his squad ahead of the 2026‑27 campaign. The English club will play two 45‑minute fixtures at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium: first against unbeaten Famalicão – who have kept five clean sheets and scored seven goals in pre‑season – and then against Lens, who are also under a fresh head coach, Dino Toppmöller. The half‑length matches will determine group placement before a full‑time encounter later in the week, giving all three teams a chance to extend their summer unbeaten runs and fine‑tune tactics for the upcoming season.

Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [SPORTS] 4 sources
    Crystal Palace readies for Como Cup pre-season friendlies

    Crystal Palace, under new manager Pierre Sage, faces Famalicão and Lens in 45‑minute pre‑season friendlies at the Como Cup, aiming to rebound from a recent 3‑0 loss.

  2. 8 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Portuguese clubs FC Famalicão and Alcochete gear up for pre‑season competitions

    FC Famalicão and Alcochete prepare for upcoming tournaments, with Famalicão set for the Como Cup and Alcochete lining up friendlies ahead of the Campeonato de Portugal.

  3. 10 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    FC Famalicão U23 launch Liga Next Gen campaign

    FC Famalicão U23 starts the revamped Liga Next Gen season, while Lusitano de Évora begins its Liga 3 campaign at home against Atlético CP.

  4. 21 days ago

    [SPORTS] 12 sources
    Hugo Oliveira appointed head coach of RC Strasbourg

    Portuguese coach Hugo Oliveira replaces Gary O'Neil at RC Strasbourg, signing a multi‑year deal after a €2‑4 million compensation to Famalicão.

  5. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    FC Famalicão begins pre‑season with new signings while Benfica trains under Marco Silva

    FC Famalicão kick‑starts pre‑season with four new signings and a series of friendlies, while Benfica trains under Marco Silva in a high‑intensity session ahead of the new campaign.

  6. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    FC Famalicão schedules eight pre‑season matches, including Italian Como Cup games

    FC Famalicão's 2026/27 pre‑season features eight friendlies, ending with Crystal Palace and Lens in Italy's Como Cup, as the club eyes a top‑five finish.

  7. about 2 months ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Italian football unveils Serie A 2026-27 calendar and Como Cup participants

    Serie A's 2026‑27 schedule launches with Inter‑Monza, while the Como Cup adds Crystal Palace, Villarreal, Famalicão, Lens and AlUla SC.

Sources

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