Six Benfica players set to leave, José Mourinho left frustrated | OneFootball

Trubin (Ukraine), Sudakov (Ukraine), Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Schjelderup (Norway), Ivanovic (Croatia), and Pavlidis (Greece). These were the six Benfica players called up to represent their national teams in the upcoming FIFA date, leaving José Mourinho's team short-handed, who is already looking ahead to the classic.

The truth is that the situation might not end here, as next Friday, Roberto Martínez will announce Portugal's squad, and at least António Silva is expected to be among the Spanish coach's choices, raising Benfica's absences to seven, which greatly complicates José Mourinho's situation.

In addition to these seven names, there's also Gianluca Prestianni, who is with Argentina in the Under-20 World Cup. The South American team has already won two matches and secured a spot in the next stage of the competition, extending the absence of Benfica's winger for a few more days.

Besides the players called up to represent the main national teams, Benfica contributes many names to the younger categories. Recently, José Mourinho even joked about the situation, saying that during this period, he will play a 4x4 match, except six are coaches and two are players.

After the break for national team commitments, Benfica has a scheduled match for the Portuguese Cup. In the third round, José Mourinho's team will travel to Chaves, for a game scheduled for October 19th at 3:00 PM, at the Estádio Municipal Eng.º Manuel Branco Teixeira.

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