João Gião could leave Sporting for the league's 11th-placed side | OneFootball

Alverca is in the market for a new coach following the departure of Custódio Castro, who stepped down from the technical command despite having secured their 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 started exploratory talks 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, with the player having been a regular starter for Sporting’s B team. The possible arrival of the youngster would be to fill the gap left by 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 campaign (Read more HERE).

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

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