In
Ivo Vieira (coach) Moreirense; Jonathan (gk) Moreirense; V. Bondarenko (def) Shakthar, UKR; Lucas Soares (def) Alverca; Victor Garcia (def) Famalicão – return from loan; Edmond Tapsoba (def) youth system; Romain Correia (def) youth system; Ibrahim Touré (mid) Cordoba, SPA; Mikel Agu (mid) Porto/Setúbal; Al Musrati (mid) Youth System; João Pedro (att) Trofense; André Pereira (att) Porto – on loan
Out
Luís Castro (coach) Shakthar, UKR; Yordan Osorio (r)(def) Porto – return from loan; João Afonso (sp)(def) Santa Clara; Tozé (k)(mid) Al Nasr, UAE; Mattheus (r)(mid) Sporting – return from loan
Target
Defeating their arch-rivals Braga both on the pitch and on the table would be a dream this season. More realistic goal would be to set up the 5th place as the aim. However, fans will demand more consistency over the season.