Marco Silva setback as Jhon Durán misses training before Aarhus v Benfica | OneFootball

According to Glorioso 1904, Jhon Durán was absent from on‑pitch work on Wednesday and trained only in the gym, leaving his involvement against Aarhus highly unlikely for Marco Silva.

Wednesday’s work at Seixal was the final run‑through before the Europa League play-off second leg for a place in the league phase.

Youngsters Jaden Umeh and Daniel Banjaqui were also missing from the session.

In better news, Alessandro Circati has trained with the squad since last Friday, with favourable fitness levels that secured his place on the list submitted to the European governing body.

Separately, the João Palhinha deal has been completed. The Portugal international arrives from Bayern Munich on a contract running to 2030, with the possibility of an individual session later this afternoon at the club’s training centre.

Benfica travel to Denmark to face Aarhus at Randers Stadion, kick-off 19:00 on Thursday, 27 August. They aim to seal qualification after gaining the advantage in the first meeting in Portugal.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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