Sudakov ruled out of Benfica v Rio Ave, but it's not due to injury | OneFootball

Benfica will face Rio Ave this Tuesday, September 21, at Estádio da Luz, a delayed match from the first round of the championship. However, Georgiy Sudakov will not be able to be called up for the duel, as he was not registered in the League.

The match in question was supposed to have been played at the beginning of August, but was postponed due to Benfica's commitments in the fight for access to the Champions League. And, at the date it was originally scheduled, the 'number 10', as well as Dodi Lukebakio, were not yet reinforcements.

The Ukrainian player was signed from Shakhtar in the last days of the market, as well as the Belgian international winger signed from Seville. Thus, Sudakov, who scored in the last match against AFS (3-0), will be out of the game with the emblem from Vila do Conde.

Dodi Lukebakio is still waiting for his debut with the Benfica jersey, but the last reinforcement to arrive at Luz, at the close of the transfer market, is still recovering from a physical problem, so he would not have been used by José Mourinho.

Georgiy Sudakov - valued at 32 million euros - was officially announced as a Benfica reinforcement on August 30. The creative player arrived at the Club da Luz from Shakhtar Donetsk, for a fee of 27 million euros, plus 5 for objectives. The Ukrainian club also retained 25% of a future sale, according to information provided by Benfica. The player has one goal and one assist in three games for Benfica.

Sudakov's goal against AFS:

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