Benfica midfielder reveals after defeat to Flamengo: I’m pain-free again | OneFootball

Benfica continue to prepare for the new season under Marco Silva, and one of the moments that drew the most attention in the friendly against Flamengo featured Georgiy Sudakov. The Ukrainian international returned to the Eagles’ starting eleven and, despite the 2-1 defeat in the Algarve, left the match with special reasons to smile.

After several months marked by physical limitations, the midfielder used social media to share an emotional message that quickly caught the attention of Benfica fans. Without hiding his satisfaction with the moment, Sudakov revealed what he valued most after the final whistle.

"Sometimes, the greatest victories are not the results. Five months later, I finally played without pain again. I missed this! It is only one step, but an important step", wrote the number '10', in a post that generated countless reactions among the Eagles’ followers.

The player’s words reflect a difficult period in his recent career. After several physical problems that affected his performances, Sudakov once again felt fully fit in competition and took advantage of the opportunity given to him by Marco Silva to build match rhythm at an important stage of pre-season.

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