Benfica midfielder hit by horror tackle in Nations League, Luz worried | OneFootball

Alarm bells are ringing for Benfica, with another possible headache for Marco Silva during this international break: Georgiy Sudakov limped off and was in clear physical discomfort in his right foot after a hard tackle by Brodie Spencer in Ukraine’s 3-0 defeat to Northern Ireland in matchday two of Nations League Group B2.

In the incident in question, the Reds’ attacking midfielder got his foot stuck in the turf, showing signs of a likely sprain to his right ankle, which could keep him out for a few weeks and would be a major blow for the Lisbon club.

Sudakov, who had already started against Hungary (1-0), was once again trusted by the Ukraine manager, unlike Anatoliy Trubin, who remained on the bench, despite having put in a good performance against Georgia.

This is another headache for Marco Silva, who during this break has already seen Jakub Kaminski return early to Seixal after also picking up an injury in Poland’s first match in this competition. In fact, the winger has already been doing recovery work at the Reds’ training centre and remains a doubt for the clash with Vitória de Guimarães.

Against the side from Guimarães, the match will be played on Sunday, 11 October. The game, valid for the eighth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against Tiago Margarido’s team, will kick off at 6:00 pm at the Estádio da Luz.

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