Jose Manuel Gonzalez Lopez has been named as Sandoval's successor until the end of the season. Gonzalez Lopez had been working as former Atletico Madrid boss Gregorio Manzano's assistant at Chinese club Beijing Guoan. A 2-1 loss to Neville's rejuvenated Valencia was the final straw for Sandoval as Granada lost for the fourth consecutive game to slip four points off safety with 13 games of the season remaining.
AFP