1.4 The rise and fall of Bruno de Carvalho - Jesus Walks
In part three of the rise and fall of Bruno de Carvalho we followed the 2014/15 season which was the club president's second full season in charge of team affairs. His first had seen him hire and fire Leonardo Jardim despite finishing second place and automatic qualification for the group phase of the Champions League. His choice of successor was the up and coming new kid on the block Marco Silva who had taken Estoril to the Liga 2 title before 5th and 4th place finishes in the Primeira Liga with qualification for the Europa League in addition. Silva could only lead the lions to third place which only brought with it qualification for the Champions League play-off round. He did however lead the club to their first silverware since the Supertaça win of 2008 as his side came back from 2-0 down with ten men in Jamor to force Sporting Braga into extra time. After the additional half hour the two sides couldn't be separated and the final went to penalties where the lions would trium...
