Taça de Portugal | Chaves v Benfica: TV, line-ups, kick-off and more | OneFootball

Benfica returns to the field next Friday, October 17th, against Chaves, in a Portuguese Cup match. The match against the team led by Filipe Martins will be played at 7:30 PM, at Estádio Engenheiro Manuel Branco Teixeira.

The Eagles come to this match after a draw with Porto. The team played with Anatoliy Trubin, Amar Dedic, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Samuel Dahl, Richard Ríos, Fredrik Aursnes, Enzo Barrenechea, Georgiy Sudakov, Dodi Lukebakio, and Vangelis Pavlidis.

Needing a win to continue in the competition, José Mourinho's Benfica is expected to make changes to the starting eleven. Besides resting some players, the coach will also take the opportunity to give minutes to some less-used players.

Samuel Soares will be the starter, as confirmed by José Mourinho in the preview. Dedic and Dahl are the full-backs for the Eagles, with a defense composed of António Silva and Tomás Araújo, who takes Otamendi's place. In the midfield, Richard Ríos is out, and it will be composed of Enzo Barrenechea, Fredrik Aursnes, and Georgiy Sudakov.

Further up, Dodi Lukebakio owns one of the attacking wings, with Franjo Ivanovic in charge of the other flank for the Eagles. Up front, Vangelis Pavlidis is expected to function as the sole striker for the team.

Broadcast: RTP1

Information: Friday - October 17th - 7:30 PM – Estádio Engenheiro Manuel Branco Teixeira.

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