Struggling La Liga clubs Real Sociedad, Oviedo sack coaches

Real Sociedad made a managerial change on Sunday, parting ways with head coach Sergio Francisco after a disappointing run that left the club 15th in La Liga, hovering just one point above the relegation zone.

The decision came shortly after Real Oviedo, placed 19th, also dismissed their coach Luis Carrion following a brief and unsuccessful spell in charge.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Sociedad’s downturn marks a sharp contrast from last season, when the club reached the Europa League last 16 and finished comfortably in mid-table. That campaign concluded with long-serving coach Imanol Alguacil stepping down, after which Francisco was promoted from the reserve side, Sanse, to take over the first team.

However, results failed to improve under Francisco. La Real managed only four wins from 16 league games during his tenure, with performances steadily declining. A 2-1 home defeat to relegation-threatened Girona on Friday proved decisive, prompting the club to act.In an official statement, Real Sociedad confirmed, “Current Sanse coach Jon Ansotegi will be in charge of leading, provisionally, the team into the two matches they have before the Christmas break.”

Ansotegi will begin his interim stint with a Copa del Rey tie away to Eldense on Tuesday, followed by a crucial league encounter against bottom-placed Levante on Saturday.Elsewhere, Real Oviedo also pulled the plug on their coaching setup after a heavy 4-0 loss to Sevilla on Sunday. The defeat sealed the fate of Luis Carrion, whose second spell at the club lasted just over two months.Carrion had been appointed in early October following the departure of Veljko Paunovic, but struggled to arrest Oviedo’s slide. Across eight league matches, his side collected just four points and failed to register a single victory, leaving the club entrenched in the relegation zone.