While Ruben Amorim is expected to sign a two-and-a-half season contract with Manchester United, Sporting appear to have already found his successor.
Sporting could be at the start of a historic season. On Tuesday evening, the Lisbon club defeated CD Nacional in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese League Cup, and are also the undisputed leaders of the tournament, while making an excellent start in the Champions League.
Convincing results could allow the Leões team to be particularly ambitious for the coming months. So when coach Ruben Amorim leaves his position to face other challenges, the management has every interest in making a quick decision to succeed him, without disrupting the current dynamic.
Ruben Amorim in Manchester, it's imminent
Sporting's latest League Cup victory, marked in particular by another brace from Victor Gyukiris, is very likely the last of the Ruben Amorim era. In the next few hours, the Portuguese technician will fly to new heights and join Manchester United, where a contract for two and a half seasons awaits him.
His imminent departure will inevitably leave a big void on Sporting's bench. For good reason, as the one who joined the Lisbon club in 2020 has been the main architect of its renewal. After two league titles, the Leões management was once again forced to find the right solution to lead the first team.
Hello Joao Pereira
Let's just say she didn't hang around. Even before Ruben Amorim's departure to Manchester United became official, the Portuguese club had already decided on the name of their next coach. and According to what was reported by Miss VitipolIt is certain that Joao Pereira, coach of the reserve team until now, will take charge of the first team.
A name known to Portuguese football fans. Trained at neighboring Benquist, the Lisbon native shone at Braga, then at Sporting, before discovering new horizons. A Portuguese international on 40 occasions during his career, the former right-back wore the colors of Valencia in Spain, Hannover in Germany, and Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super League.
Retired since 2021, Joao Pereira is now making a comeback on the sidelines. The 40-year-old technician was initially assistant coach of Sporting's under-23 team, before taking charge of this team that plays in the Spanish League. Since this summer, the former Portugal international has been in charge of the reserve team as well as the Under-19 team competing in the Youth League. The job will now be given to U-23 coach Pedro Coelho, while Joao Pereira will be responsible for a completely different challenge.
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