Vangelis Pavlidis puts Benfica on red alert | OneFootball

Vangelis Pavlidis left the match between Greece and Scotland injured, in a game counting towards European qualification for the 2026 World Cup. The Greek striker started in the starting eleven for his national team, but would not finish the first half on the field.

The Benfica forward was substituted in the 43rd minute. He was injured shortly before, in a challenge with defender Souttar. Vangelis Pavlidis fell to the ground and appeared to be in significant pain, needing to be assisted by Greece’s medical team.

The Greek striker managed to return to the pitch, though with some difficulty, and quickly signaled to his bench that he needed to be substituted, after having already been involved in the play that led to Greece’s opening goal of the match.

After Sudakov, who also left Ukraine’s match, and whose injury appears to be more serious than initially expected, it is now Vangelis Pavlidis who gives the Benfica coaching staff a scare. The forward is expected to undergo further medical tests this Sunday to determine the extent of his injury.

"I hope he’s okay and that the injury isn’t serious", said Christos Mouzakitis, Vangelis Pavlidis’ teammate on the Greek national team, at the end of the match. Andrews Tetteh, who replaced the Benfica striker, explained: "I wasn’t expecting it. When I saw Pavlidis in discomfort, the bench told me to get ready. I didn’t understand what happened."

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