Not all bad news: Dodi Lukebakio set for Benfica return | OneFootball

Dodi Lukebakio, who has been injured, is closer to returning to competition. According to reports, the Belgian footballer, recovering from an ankle fracture, has been progressing well, and the press is already suggesting a possible date for the winger to be back in Benfica's options.

According to the newspaper O Jogo, the Belgian international is already doing ball exercises, indicating that he is in the final phase of recovery from the surgery he underwent at the end of February. The same source explains that, following this trajectory, Lukebakio should return to José Mourinho's options at the beginning of February.

This scenario is confirmed by the presence of the 29-year-old winger in the training session that took place last Tuesday, January 20, where the Benfica team prepared for the match against Juventus, the result of which, unfortunately, did not meet the expectations set.

At the time, the footballer, alongside other athletes like Alexander Bah and Samuel Soares, performed various running and ball exercises, showing that he is getting closer to returning to competition. Recently, José Mourinho was already able to count on Bruma, who is fully recovered from the Achilles tendon rupture.

This season, playing for Benfica, Dodi Lukebakio — valued at 20 million euros — has played 11 matches: six in the Liga Portugal Betclic, three in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup, and another in the League Cup. In the 835 minutes he was on the field, the winger scored one goal and made three assists.

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