Tomás Araújo injured: misses Famalicão trip, alarm bells at Benfica | OneFootball

Tomás Araújo remains the biggest doubt in the Benfica squad. As it was possible to confirm, the defender was left out of José Mourinho’s squad list, at a time when the Benfica team arrived in Vila Nova de Gaia, and the 23-year-old was not among the players called up by the Special One.

Thus, as Record explains, the 23-year-old centre-back is still recovering from the muscle injury that flared up after the derby in Alvalade and, since then, he has missed the match against Moreirense and will not be among the options in Famalicão. However, the problems do not end there for José Mourinho.

The same source says that the fact that the Portugal international will miss the trip to Vila Nova de Famalicão means that Tomás Araújo’s presence in the home match against Braga, in the following round, is also in doubt. For now, the Benfica star is continuing treatment to overcome the muscle injury in his right calf.

It should be remembered that it was precisely during the derby with Sporting, which Benfica won 2-1, that Tomás Araújo got injured, having to be substituted in the 77th minute by António Silva. With number 44 out of contention, the 22-year-old defender will once again partner Otamendi in the heart of Benfica’s defence.

This season, playing for Benfica, Tomás Araújo - valued at 28 million euros - has already made 37 official appearances: 21 in Liga Portugal Betclic, nine in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup and one in Liga Portugal Meu Super. In the 2,615 minutes he has been on the pitch, the defender has recorded one goal and one assist.

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