Watch out, Mourinho! Benfica have a trump card for the title race | OneFootball

Dodi Lukebakio returns to Seixal highly energized by his performances for the national team. According to what has been learned, the 28-year-old winger stood out for Belgium and returns to Benfica with the clear objective of reclaiming an undisputed starting spot in José Mourinho’s eleven.

which included a brace scored by the Benfica winger, who came on during the match.

His display for the national team confirmed that the footballer is back to his best physical condition and intends to reclaim the place that once belonged to him, before he was sidelined for three months due to an ankle fracture that, interestingly, had happened while wearing Belgium’s shirt.

The sports daily goes even further and assures that Lukebakio is the player in the best condition to attack the final stretch of the season, ‘demanding’ more playing time from José Mourinho. So far, since the Belgian returned, the Special One has split the minutes between him and Gianluca Prestianni. The number 11 shirt is seen as a trump card.

This season, for Benfica, Dodi Lukebakio — valued at 20 million euros — has already made a total of 17 official appearances: 11 in Liga Portugal Betclic, four in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup and one in the League Cup. .

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