Zé Pedro is living a fairy tale at Dragao, thanks to his rise to the senior team and a goal against Casa Pia that could open the door for him to start in next Monday’s classic against Sporting. After the Dragons’ League Cup defeat to Estoril (3-1), which led to their elimination from the competition, Sergio Conceição was not satisfied with the performances of David Carmo and Fabio Cardoso. The coach recognized the changes and demanded a different position, and the new thing against Cas Pia (3-1) was Ze Pedro in the center of defense along with Pepe. He showed a positive performance and scored his debut goal. Zé Pedro, a central defender who was hired by the coach after watching some of his son Sergio Conceição’s games while he was at Est. Amadora, performed well every time he played. He was loaned to the B team for the 2021/22 season, made his debut this season against Benfica and could now start against Sporting. What is certain is that he will be eliminated from the Champions League with Shakhtar on Wednesday because he is not registered.