At the end of the match, in which Real Oviedo suffered a 0-4 defeat against Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium, the Asturian board announced the immediate resignation of Luis Carrión as first team coach, a decision that puts the Oviedo team in second-to-last place in the LaLiga EA Sports standings after 16 games played. As the club announced in a statement released on Sunday afternoon, Carrión is leaving technical management just weeks after returning to the blue team.
Real Oviedo made the reinstatement of Luis Carrión official in October, when the team was going through a difficult period following the dismissal of Veljko Paunovic, which came after the first eight days of the season. As the Carbayón club explained in its institutional communication, the contractual relationship with the coach will be terminated immediately and he will be relieved of his duties at the helm of the team in the capital of the Principality.
Carrión’s situation gained notoriety after the heavy defeat against Sevilla, an episode that accelerated the determination of the Oviedo board. It was said in the media that the coach, who had already led the club in the previous season, was unable to achieve any significant changes in results: despite a slight improvement in points compared to Paunovic’s last season, the team remained in a relegation zone. When Carrión took over the bench, Real Oviedo had collected six points in the table; At the time of his dismissal, the number had only increased to ten, an increase that was not enough to reverse the negative trend.
The Asturian company’s statement highlighted the immediate completion of Carrión’s cycle at the helm of the first team. Some sections of fans and the local media interpreted the quick decision as a sign of the pressure that exists on sporting results, especially when the distance to salvation becomes ever greater at the start of the second round of the competition. According to the club, the decision was due to the results achieved in recent days and the lack of obvious progress in the game and classification.
During Carrión’s short second spell at the helm of the club this season, Real Oviedo remained consistently at the bottom of the table, failing to put together a string of wins that would have allowed the team to gain confidence or move away from the relegation places. The final balance of this section shows minimal numerical progress in terms of number of points and does not show the desired improvement after replacing the previous coach.
According to Carbayón’s statement, the club is already working to find solutions that can change the dynamics of the first team and guarantee remaining in the highest category of Spanish football. So far, it has not been officially announced who will temporarily take over the management of the team or who will take on the challenge of rescue as the new coach.
The news had an impact on the Asturian sporting world, where Carrión’s continuity was controversial for weeks due to a lack of victories and doubts about the group’s direction. According to the club, the main objective in the coming weeks will be to focus on bringing stability to the bench and reversing the complicated qualifying situation, tackling the remaining calendar with urgency and the task of collecting the necessary points to get out of the relegation places.
The sacking of Luis Carrión joins the list of recent replacements on the First Division benches due to poor performances, a common occurrence at clubs mired in a battle to stay. Managers and technicians are currently analyzing the most suitable profile to fill the vacancy and improve the performance of the Oviedo team, as reflected in the institutional communication of the day.
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