With Champions League in mind, Mourinho hopes for good news on Benfica duo | OneFootball

Less than a week before the Champions League clash, José Mourinho is waiting for good news. The Benfica coach already knows that Georgiy Sudakov and Vangelis Pavlidis may not be available for the Portuguese Cup, however, he hopes that both players will recover in time for the match against Ajax on November 25.

With the Champions League on the horizon, the Club of Light hopes that both players will be fit as early as next Friday, November 21, the day they face Atlético CP in the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup. However, their participation in that match will depend on the management that Mourinho will make.

On the other hand, the Special One is aware, given the physical problems, especially in the case of the Ukrainian player, that he will have to manage more carefully, since Benfica will play three matches in the span of eight days, all of them away (Atlético CP, Ajax, and Nacional), not to mention the derby on December 5.

Georgiy Sudakov, 23 years old, was released from Ukraine's training camp, after a muscle overload was detected in his left hip. Vangelis Pavlidis, 26 years old, was substituted before halftime in the Greece vs. Scotland match, and tests revealed a trauma to his left knee.

Thus, both athletes are racing against time to be fit for the Portuguese Cup match, but more importantly, to be available for the Champions League encounter. On the other hand, José Mourinho knows that he will not be able to count on Dodi Lukebakio for the visit to Atlético CP.

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