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Benfica travel to Milan this Wednesday, where they will face AC Milan in their opening match of the Europa League league phase. Kick-off is scheduled for 8:00 pm and will mark the Eagles’ reunion with Ruben Amorim and Gonçalo Ramos, both of whom previously played for the club in red.

with two goals from Vangelis Pavlidis and one from Gianluca Prestianni. For the clash with Milan, Marco Silva is expected to make a few changes.

Anatoliy Trubin, Daniel Banjaqui, Circati, Clément Lenglet and Samuel Dahl; João Palhinha and Fredrik Aursnes; Lukebakio, Sudakov, Schjelderup and Durán. These should be the 11 players chosen by the Benfica manager to start the clash at San Siro.

Previewing the match, Marco Silva analysed this Wednesday’s clash: “They are a quality team. As I said, and rightly so, they try to press, but not at every moment. We believe that tomorrow, because of the size of the game and with them playing at home, that will possibly be part of their strategy. But, when that pressure is beaten, they are a team with the ability to regroup; I don’t see them only as a team that is always pressing high up the pitch, looking at the four official matches they have played.”

For this Wednesday’s fixture, Jaden Umeh is sidelined with a right thigh injury and Alexander Bah, who recovered from trauma to his right shoulder, was not included in the squad travelling to Italy. Both players will miss the clash with the team managed by Ruben Amorim.

Broadcast: Sport TV 5

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