Warning, Benfica: Alverca face issues ahead of trip to Luz | OneFootball

Custódio Castro will not be able to count on two important players in Alverca's game model this season in the duel against Benfica. André Gomes and Sabit Abdulai are out of the Ribatejo team's plans for the visit to Estádio da Luz, for the 21st round of the League.

André Gomes is out of the match at Luz because he is on loan from the Eagles. The reception to the Eagles (1-2), in the first round, on August 31, 2025, was the only League game the 21-year-old goalkeeper did not play this season. As in the fourth round, Matheus Mendes is expected to be chosen to guard the Ribatejo team's goal.

Abdulai is also unavailable for the visit to the Eagles, for different reasons. The injury suffered by the Ghanaian midfielder in the first minutes of the reception to Estrela da Amadora, on Sunday, will force him to miss the Ribatejo team's upcoming commitments. The 26-year-old midfielder was close to moving to China in the last days of the winter market but is expected to stay in Ribatejo.

The absence of Abdulai and the departure of Alex Amorim to Genoa force Custódio Castro to field a completely different midfield from the one presented in most of the duels played in the first half of the season.

It should be noted that Benfica - which receives attention due to a duo in the squad - will take the field next Sunday, February 8, in a match against Alverca, at Estádio da Luz, at 8:30 PM. The Eagles club remains in third place, with 46 points, thus seeking victory to forget the 'bad luck' in Beira Alta.

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