Bruno Lage will have good news in the last training before the reception to Santa Clara. The Benfica coach will be able to count on all the athletes who were representing the respective teams last week, for the first and last time before the duel against the Azoreans, scheduled for Friday at 20:15.
The incarnated internationals that entered the field in the last two days have reached the Drops account to Seixal throughout this Wednesday. Among the more than 16 returns, the supersonic trips of Otamendi and Richard Ríos stand out. The eagle captain landed in Portugal less than 24 hours after being expelled at the service of Argentina on the last South American qualification day in Ecuador (0-1).
Richard Ríos is expected in Lisbon later tonight to perform at Bruno Lage’s orders on Thursday in Seixal. The Colombian midfielder was a starter in all eight official games already played for the eagles. Ball You know that Benfica has done everything in their power to ensure players in Portugal as soon as possible, speeding up all aspects combined with transatlantic travel.
Richard Ríos, Otamendi, Dedic, Sudakov, Trubin, António Silva, Ivanovic, Pavlidis, Gonçalo Oliveira and João Veloso, Obrador, Leandro Santos, João Rêgo and Diogo Ferreira played on Tuesday, while Dahl, Ivanovic and Pavlidis finished the internships in their respective selections the day before, but only performed on Wednesday.