João Gião could leave Sporting for the side 11th in the league | OneFootball

Alverca is in the market for a new coach following the departure of Custódio Castro, who left the technical leadership despite having secured survival. One of the names on the table is João Gião, currently in charge of Sporting’s B team.

The Sporting coach is well regarded by the Ribatejo club’s hierarchy, which is said to have already begun exploratory contacts to gauge his availability. The club, which finished 11th in the League, is also assessing other options for the role, namely Nélson Veríssimo (Benfica B), while keeping the decision-making process open.

As for the squad, Alverca has shown interest in securing goalkeeper Diego Callai on loan, and he has been a regular starter for Sporting’s B team. The possible arrival of the youngster would be to make up for the departure of André Gomes, who returned to Benfica after the end of his loan spell.

As our newspaper reported exclusively, the renewal with the coach suffered a setback at the end of the season. Sporting’s hierarchy chose to review the process due to poor results in the second half of the season (Read more HERE).

He joined Sporting at the end of March 2020, after João Pereira left for Turkish side Alanyaspor. Since then, the coach — between the youth team and the B team, has led 51 matches, winning 23, drawing eight and losing 20.

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