Days before the clash with Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica left short-handed | OneFootball

João Rego, who has mostly been used in the B team, was not included in Nélson Veríssimo’s list of options for the trip to Paços de Ferreira, was not called up by José Mourinho – who is dealing with two more absences – for the match against Arouca and, apparently, will also not play against Vitória de Guimarães.

According to information gathered by the newspaper Record, the midfielder will be out for some time and, by all indications, will only be available after the international break. In other words, it is almost certain that he will also miss the next weekend’s match.

João Rego is no longer in José Mourinho’s plans, and the last time the Special One put him on the field was against Real Madrid, in the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, a match played at the end of January. Since then, he has only been used in the secondary team.

It should be noted that the young midfielder recently extended his contract with Benfica until the end of the 2029/30 season. The new contract, signed in February, includes a release clause set at 100 million euros. Although the Club from Luz has not made an official announcement about the renewal, confirmation appeared in the SAD’s Report and Accounts for the first half of the 2025/26 season.

The number 84 now joins the group of players in the squad protected by a similar release clause.

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