Sampdoria, discover the secrets of coach Bacci: 'I worked with Branco'. Cristiano Bacci met Americo Branco in early 2015, when he was called to the bench of Olhanense, a Portuguese second division team, to replace Jorge Paixão. He was the third coach of the season. They worked together until October 19, 2016, when the coach ended the relationship. Later, Bacci became the second coach for Razvan Lucescu and, in the last two seasons, led Olhanense to promotion to the first division. Americo Branco was a very important coach for Cristiano Bacci, who learned a lot from him. 'I worked with Branco and learned a lot from him,' Bacci said in an interview. 'He was a very important coach for me and I learned a lot from him.'