Ruben Amorim was given a heroic send-off after seeing Sporting Lisbon to a dramatic late win in his last game in charge.
Amorim is set to begin his new role as Manchester United boss and took charge of his final match for the Portuguese side on Sunday night.
If he’d been hoping for a quiet farewell, Liga Portugal opponents Braga had other ideas.
Going into the match with ten-straight wins in the league, Sporting found themselves 2-0 down at the break thanks to a brace from Ricardo Horta.
Hidemasa Morita then clawed one back for Amorim’s side, before Morten Hjulmand drew the game level.
With the score level at 2-2, Sporting looked set to see their winning run come to an end, but a dramatic finale was in store.
That’s because Conrad Harder netted twice late on – in the 89th minutes and fourth minute of stoppage time – to earn a last-gasp 4-2 win.
The late victory led to wild celebrations after full-time with the Sporting players swarming the boss and lifting him above their heads as they paid tribute to all that he’s achieved for the club.
That victory means that Amorim’s time with Sporting ends with the club boasting 11 wins from 11 in the Liga Portugal.
His time at the club saw Sporting win two Primeira Liga titles, with the latest coming last term.
Amorim also led them to two Taca da Liga crowns.
He’s also left Sporting in a great position in the Champions League with three wins from four League Phase games so far – the latest of those being a 4-1 win over Man City.
Amorim now leaves Sporting for a new life in Manchester, but he won’t take charge on Monday as first planned, talkSPORT understands.
Amorim was to start at Old Trafford on Monday, with his first United match against Ipswich on November 24.
His long-awaited arrival has now set to be pushed back once more.
That’s because the Portuguese coach is still waiting for a work permit.
As a result, he will be unable to officially start his role as United manager a touch later than first planned, although he wasn’t due to take his first training session until the second week of the international break.
The club remain confident the issue will be resolved in the coming days.
