Scottish coach Ian Cathro has left Estoril Praia after two seasons to take over Saint-Étienne, a French second division team. Cathro signed a two-year contract with Saint-Étienne, which this season featured Portuguese defenders João Ferreira and Chico Lamba, who failed to gain promotion to the top division in the playoffs against Nice (0-0 at home in the first leg, and a 4-1 loss away in the second). The 39-year-old coach leaves Estoril Praia after two seasons as the team's manager, who finished eighth in the championship in the first season, in 2024/25, and will receive a "financial compensation" (unspecified) for the transfer of Ian Cathro to the French emblem.