Away from Benfica, Leandro Barreiro turns heads in the US | OneFootball

Leandro Barreiro is enjoying the final days of his holiday before returning to work at Benfica, but even so, he is unable to leave the Club of Light ‘out’ of it. The midfielder shared several moments from his break on social media and ended up taking the red colours to the United States.

including one post in which he appears alongside a friend wearing a Benfica shirt.

, thus missing the friendly matches against Italy and Albania. The situation allows the midfielder to fully recover before the start of the Eagles’ pre-season.

The 26-year-old player is indeed expected to join the first group available for the start of work in Seixal, at a time when some squad players will be absent due to participation in the 2026 World Cup. That group also includes several academy youngsters, such as Anísio Cabral, Daniel Banjaqui, José Neto and Gonçalo Moreira.

In the 2025/26 season, playing for Benfica, Leandro Barreiro — valued at €18 million — made a total of 50 official appearances: 31 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 13 in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup and one in the Super Cup. .

Check out Leandro Barreiro’s goal against Porto at the Estádio da Luz:

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