Late news! Midfielder skips St Gallen-Benfica prep, Marco Silva despairs | OneFootball

Benfica received an important warning just hours before traveling to Switzerland to face St. Gallen in the first leg of the Europa League’s 2nd qualifying round. Leandro Barreiro did not take part in Wednesday’s training session and was automatically ruled out of Marco Silva’s options for the European match.

As a result, the midfielder will miss the Eagles’ official debut in the new season, in a last-minute setback for the coaching staff.

Despite the absence of the 26-year-old midfielder, Marco Silva had 28 players on the pitch and received good news with the return of Bruma, who trained with the group again after recovering from the physical issues that had kept him out of recent sessions.

In addition to Leandro Barreiro, Joshua Wynder, due to a traumatic sprain in his left knee, and Jaden Umeh, who is still recovering from a serious muscle injury in his right thigh, are also unavailable for the match. Gianluca Prestianni and Gabriel Índio, meanwhile, worked normally with the rest of the squad, but will not be able to play due to regulatory issues: the Argentine is serving a FIFA suspension and the Brazilian defender is not registered for the competition.

Later on Wednesday, Marco Silva 0, where he is expected to address the state of the squad and the options for Benfica’s Europa League debut.

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