Alarm bells ring at Benfica: Sudakov injured on Ukraine duty | OneFootball

José Mourinho received some terrible news last night, October 10: Georgiy Sudakov, Benfica’s summer signing, came off injured while on duty for Ukraine. The number 10 left the pitch during the first half of the match against Iceland, clearly in a lot of pain.

In a clash where his national team ended up victorious (5-3), the incident occurred a few minutes after the home side scored, with Anatoliy Trubin not looking good in the play. As seen on the TV footage, the Glorioso’s number 10 left the field holding his left shoulder.

The player was treated by Ukraine’s medical team for several minutes but ultimately did not return to the pitch. Due to this setback, the national team coach was forced to make a change, bringing on Nazar Voloshyn in his place.

After this 2026 World Cup qualifier, Ukraine returns to action on October 13 to face Azerbaijan; however, it’s more than likely they will be without the Ukrainian. At the same time, it is quite possible that Sudakov will be ruled out of Benfica’s trip to Chaves, in their Portuguese Cup debut (17).

Thus, José Mourinho may already be facing a major absentee, at a time when Benfica is preparing to enter another grueling run of games, including a Champions League clash against Newcastle. With 18 players away on international duty, the Special One has a new headache.

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