Not even 24 hours after announcement of João Pedro Sousa's dismissalthe AVS announced his successor. João Henriques, formerly of Santa Clara or V. Guimarães, is chosen, just as I had said o More football. João Henriques signed a contract until June 2026. The 53-year-old coach was chosen by AVS «to embrace the challenge of leading the club to its new permanence in the League», they write on the official website. The coach is accompanied by João Correia (assistant coach), Alberto Carvalho (physical trainer), José Serrão (goalkeeper coach) and Gonçalo Magalhães (analyst), who are joined by Tó Ferreira (goalkeeper coach) and Armando Roriz (assistant coach), who already worked at the club. Henriques has 126 games in the national first division and experiences abroad such as with Olimpia Ljubljana and Radomiak Radom, in Poland. The coach will start working with Diogo Boa Alma, the club's general director since October.