Mourinho: Injured Benfica player set to return after three months | OneFootball

In a preview of the match against Santa Clara, part of the 22nd round of the League, which will take place this Friday, February 13, kicking off at 6:30 pm in Ponta Delgada, Benfica's coach, José Mourinho confirmed the return of Dodi Lukebakio.

"Dodi Lukebakio will play. He’s already past the period that Alexander Bah and Richard Ríos are currently in. Ríos and Bah have started that period, which will last for one or two weeks. Daniel Banjaqui and José Neto are fully integrated without any issues".

The coach also announced that Amar Dedic is showing positive signs regarding his recovery: "This weekend we have Santa Clara in the Azores and Felgueiras here at the Campus. We have to think about it because the B team also matters. Amar Dedic? He’s better. I gave the guarantee about Lukebakio because he’s training without limitations".

The 28-year-old winger should thus return to the squad for the Eagles, more than three months after suffering an ankle fracture during the November international break, while playing for the Belgian national team, in mid-November 2025.

This season, playing for Benfica, Dodi Lukebakio — valued at 20 million euros — has played 11 matches: six in Liga Portugal Betclic, three in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup, and another in the League Cup. In the 835 minutes he was on the pitch, the winger scored one goal and provided three assists.

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