Overview
- Portuguese outlet ZeroZero and journalist Luis Rocha Rodrigues report Amorim as a leading candidate to take over at the Estadio da Luz.
- Any appointment would be contentious because Amorim made his name managing Sporting despite 154 appearances for Benfica as a player.
- Mourinho returned to Benfica earlier this season, with the team sitting third in the Primeira Liga and seven points off leaders Porto after exits from the Champions League and both domestic cups.
- Amorim has been out of work since Manchester United dismissed him in January after a poor run, with Michael Carrick impressing as interim while the club weighs permanent options such as Luis Enrique, Roberto De Zerbi and Carlo Ancelotti.
- Brazil’s Vasco da Gama have also been mentioned as a potential destination for Amorim.