All eyes on Benfica v Santa Clara, Bruno Lage receives good news | OneFootball

Leandro Barreiro was the first international to return to Benfica, after completing his commitments with the Luxembourg national team. This was one of the updates for Bruno Lage in the first training session of this week, which marks the return of the reds to Seixal, looking ahead to the duel against Santa Clara.

As the newspaper Record found out, the number 18, who had been serving the Luxembourg national team, managed to arrive in time for another training session, led by Bruno Lage. However, as the source itself advanced, the midfielder only did recovery training, considering the journey he had made.

However, Leandro Barreiro was not the only player to return to Benfica Campus today. The sports daily added that Joshua Wynder, a young central defender, has already returned from his commitments with the U-20 United States national team, however, he did not arrive in time to attend the training session.

Leandro Barreiro, who arrived at Benfica last season, was a regular, having played the full 90 minutes in the field, in the two matches of the Luxembourg national team, counting for the qualification. However, the midfielder was not successful and added two defeats, against Northern Ireland (3-1) and more recently against Slovakia (1-0).

Leandro Barreiro was always a player who deserved opportunities and trust from Bruno Lage. In the current season, the number 18 - valued at 15 million euros - has so far played eight official matches: four for Champions League qualification, three in the Liga Portugal Betclic and one in the Supercup. In the 327 minutes he was on the field, he made two assists.

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