João Gião picked to try and halt Benfica in fiery showdown | OneFootball

João Gião has been chosen by the Casa Pia management to face Benfica in the next round of the Liga Portugal Betclic and continue the geese’s campaign in the first division, after João Pereira was dismissed from his position following poor results.

The 39-year-old coach, who was at Luz between 2010 and 2014, has had a remarkable campaign, currently leading Liga 2 after securing promotion to the second tier last season, and is viewed favorably by the Pina Manique board.

However, according to information reported by the newspaper A Bola, the Sporting B coach has no intention of leaving Alvalade. Furthermore, Frederico Varandas would “make his departure as difficult as possible,” according to the sports daily.

The same source indicates that Gião is happy with Sporting’s reserve team, and also has a close relationship with Flávio Costa, Sporting’s scouting director, who took charge of the project after Hugo Viana left for Manchester City.

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