Benfica star sidelined for the next six weeks | OneFootball

Diana Silva will be sidelined from the Benfica women's football team for a period of around six weeks. The Portuguese forward, an international for the national team, will be unavailable to help the Eagles for over a month.

The information was shared by Benfica in an official statement posted on the club’s website. Diana Silva underwent an “elective abdominal surgery” and will only be available to return to the pitch in the middle of December.

It’s worth remembering that Diana Silva, the 30-year-old forward, was at the center of one of the most controversial transfers of the summer, when she left Sporting, where she played for eight seasons, to join Benfica, Sporting’s great rival in the city of Lisbon.

Diana Silva’s adventure at Benfica began this summer and had been going well. The former Sporting player took part in all eight of the Eagles’ matches so far, most of them as a starter.

During those eight games—two in the Champions League, four in the national championship, one in the League Cup, and another in the Super Cup—Diana Silva scored four goals for Benfica, helping the Eagles secure first place, which they currently hold, in the BPI League.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.