Confirmed! Marco Silva leaves Benfica regular out of the squad by choice | OneFootball

Benfica have already traveled to Milan, where they will face AC Milan in their Europa League league phase opener, but the Eagles’ delegation traveled without Alexander Bah. Although the Danish full-back trained without any limitations this Tuesday, he was ultimately left out of Marco Silva’s squad and is a confirmed absentee for the match at San Siro.

Benfica’s team arrived at Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon shortly after 2:00 p.m., before departing for Italy on the flight scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Bah did not join the delegation, in a decision that confirms the defender is still not ready to return to competition.

Despite his absence against Milan, Bah’s return appears to be close. The Denmark international was even called up by the Danish national team for the upcoming fixtures, including the clash with Portugal in the Nations League.

Upon arriving at the airport, Jhon Durán was one of the players most sought after by Benfica fans for photos. Rui Costa, Benfica’s president, was among the last to get off the bus, but he did not speak to journalists. Benficaface AC Milan this Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. at San Siro. Before that, Marco Silva and Alessandro Circati will preview the match this Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. Portuguese time.

Benfica squad for Milan: Goalkeepers: Trubin, Diogo Ferreira and Samuel Soares; Defenders: Lenglet, Alessandro Circati, Banjaqui, El Karouani, Tomás Araújo and Samuel Dahl; Midfielders: Sudakov, Leandro Barreiro, João Palhinha, Enzo Barrenechea, Manu Silva and Aursnes; Forwards: Jhon Durán, Kaminski, Claudio Echeverri, Anísio Cabral, Rafa, Dodi Lukebakio, Andreas Schjelderup, Pavlidis and Gianluca Prestianni.

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