Marco Silva out for Benfica’s official season opener | OneFootball

The Benfica squad is preparing for their first official match of the season against St. Gallen. The first leg of the 2nd Europa League qualifying round will be played next Thursday, July 23, at 7:00 p.m., at Berit Sitter Stadium, in Switzerland. However, Marco Silva will have one player unavailable.

It is Bruma, who will miss the trip to Switzerland. The 31-year-old forward has been injured for some time and is still not training with the group. This is the only absence due to fitness issues for the European match.

The former Portugal international is in fact one of the names who could still leave the Club of Light before the end of the transfer window. The player, who already spent much of last season injured, is not in Marco Silva’s plans.

One possible destination is Olympiacos. In addition to the forward having already played for the Athens club and having been Greek champion in 2020/21, the Greeks have several names linked to Portuguese football, such as Chiquinho, Gelson Martins and Mehdi Taremi.

but the current muscle injury is the major obstacle to an imminent transfer. Benfica’s medical department is making every effort to get the player back as quickly as possible.

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