The Portuguese international returned to training after recovering from a complete rupture of his Achilles tendon in less than six months. The ‘red’ prepare the trip to Dragão with absences.
This Monday, José Mourinho received good news before the classic with FC Porto. Bruma is back training and, in less than six months, he has recovered from a complete rupture of his left Achilles tendon.
However, it is unlikely that the 31-year-old winger will return to the competition on Wednesday.
In Benfica’s clinical bulletin are Enzo Barrenechea, Lukebakio, Alexander Bah, Samuel Soares and also António Silva.
After Otamendi’s expulsion in the last game, the team of Eagles are hopeful that António Silva will recover from injury on the thigh and can form a pair with Tomás Araújo. The injury ended up sidelining him in the last two games.
Decisive and qualifying game for the Portuguese Cup
Next Wednesday the Benfica faces FC Porto in a decisive and qualifying game for the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup.
Benfica is ten points behind the championship leader, in the League Cup they fell during the semi-finals and in the Champions League the possibility of progressing to the next stage is slim. In five games, José Mourinho has recorded three defeats and two draws.
Last week, Francesco Farioli’s team was interning in the Algarve, but he is already back in Olival.
The Porto team is already readyrepair for the classic without counting on the presence of Nehuén Perez, Luuk De Jong and Francisco Moura, who are injured, and Zaidu who is in the African Cup of Nations.
