BREAKING: Porto Sack Coach Vitor Bruno

BREAKING: Porto Sack Coach Vitor Bruno

FC Porto has today, confirmed the dismissal of Vitor Bruno.

This action made him the third coach to be sacked by one of Portugal’s three main clubs this season.

The 42-year-old took over from new AC Milan boss Sergio Conceição in the close season but was sacked after Porto slip off in the title race, following two consecutive league defeats this month.

Reports from the club claimed that Porto’s academy director, José Tavares, will take over as the club’s interim coach.

Sunday’s 3-1 loss away to Gil Vicente marked Porto’s third consecutive defeat in all competitions.

Prior to their loss against Gil Vicente, Porto had also been beaten by Sporting Lisbon in the semi-finals of the League Cup on January 7.

This awful performance saw Porto slipped to third in the table, four points behind leaders Sporting, while Benfica moved into second place over the weekend.

Recall that Benfica parted ways with German coach Roger Schmidt at the end of August, while Sporting sacked Ruben Amorim’s successor, João Pereira, just over a month after Amorim departed for Manchester United.

AFP