Heads up, Mourinho! Arouca duo set their sights on Benfica 👀 | OneFootball

Benfica is already preparing for Saturday’s match, October 25, where they will face Arouca, a game counting for the 9th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. While the Eagles are dealing with some issues, the northern team is counting on an important return.

According to the newspaper A Bola, the Spanish central defender, Jose Fontás, is the big news in Arouca’s options. The player is eyeing a return to the defensive line for Arouca, in order to play against the Eagles in the match scheduled for 18:00 at Estádio da Luz.

Despite having a rather unfavorable disciplinary record—six yellow cards and two expulsions—Fontás remains at the top of Vasco Seabra’s choices. According to the sports daily, Arouca’s coach is expected to go with the most used central defensive pair, made up of the Spaniard and Popovic, the Serbian defender.

With 630 and 619 minutes on the pitch, respectively, Popovic and Fontán are the players with the most time in the defensive sector of one of the league’s most vulnerable teams in terms of goals conceded, a total of 19 goals, only surpassed by AVS, who have conceded twenty goals so far.

On Benfica’s side, José Mourinho already knows he will not be able to count on Amar Dedic, as the right-back is dealing with a muscle injury. It should be noted that the match is scheduled for this Saturday, October 25, at 18:00, coinciding with the same day the Eagles elect the new president of the Clube da Luz.

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