Sporting Lisbon set to sack Ruben Amorim replacement after just eight matches
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Sporting Lisbon are set to sack Ruben Amorim's replacement as manager after just eight games in charge. Joao Pereira was promoted from his role as the club's B team boss when Amorim left to take over at Manchester United. Amorim took his entire backroom staff with him to Old Trafford and tipped Pereira for the top job.
But the former Portugal international has won just three games since his promotion. While Sporting had been top of the Primeira Liga with an unbeaten record when Amorim left, but now find themselves a point behind leaders Benfica. Their latest slip-up came on Sunday night when they were held to a goalless draw by mid-table Gil Vincente. Despite Pereira only having been in charge for a month, Sporting chiefs have decided to act.
According to A Bola, Sporting have parted company with Pereira. They host rivals Benfica on Sunday, but Pereira will not lead them into that derby, with the club 'unable to resist' their awful run of form. Sporting chiefs have been left unimpressed by a number of mistakes. They are also said to have taken into account the protests launched by supporters following the draw at Gil Vincente.
The players have been handed three days off and will return on Boxing Day. But Pereira will no longer be their manager, with Sporting said to be lining up a move for Vitoria de Guimaraes boss Rui Borges to become their new boss. Sporting are ready to pay his release clause, with negotiations understood to be in the 'final phase'. Speaking after Sunday's draw, Pereira insisted he needed time to turn things around.
