Shock return: Ruben Amorim could come back to Portugal, Sporting miss out | OneFootball

Portuguese football may be entering a new era. Ruben Amorim is seen as a possible successor to José Mourinho as head coach of Benfica, according to information reported by the prestigious British newspaper Daily Mail. The 40-year-old coach, who has been a free agent since last Monday, has emerged as the preferred emergency solution for the club’s management.

The same source adds that José Mourinho is under enormous pressure due to the lack of positive results at Benfica. Currently, the team is a considerable 10 points behind league leaders Porto, a gap that is increasingly seen as insurmountable. In this scenario, the coach’s position is becoming more and more vulnerable, but at Alvalade Rui Borges’s name is also starting to become unstable among the options, following the elimination from the League Cup.

If this potential signing is confirmed, it would be a true bombshell in Portuguese football. The move of a coach with the recent track record of Ruben Amorim to one of the biggest rivals of his former club in Portugal would be one of the most controversial and high-profile moments in the history of national sports.

It is worth recalling that Ruben Amorim’s spell at Manchester United came to an end after 14 months of many challenges and internal tensions. Hired in November 2024, the Portuguese coach went through cycles of poor results, even taking the Red Devils down to 15th place in the Premier League. However, his ultimate downfall at Old Trafford was due to a public disagreement with the English club’s management, which culminated in a dismissal that cost 11 million euros in compensation after an explosive press conference.

Before his adventure in England, Amorim enjoyed a period of absolute glory as Sporting’s coach, where he built his reputation as one of the best coaches of the new generation worldwide. Between March 2020 and November 2024, he led the Lions to five trophies, including two national championship titles that ended a long drought for the Alvalade club.

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