Benfica hit with bad news about Aursnes | OneFootball

More news for Benfica and José Mourinho. It has been determined that the Clube da Luz is already aware of the downtime for Fredrik Aursnes and, as previously reported, the worst-case scenario is confirmed, with the Norwegian midfielder facing a prolonged recovery period.

According to the newspaper Record, Aursnes is only expected to return to the field in April, that is, after the international break for national teams, which will happen at the end of this month. As the same source explains, Benfica's number 8 will be out for 4 to 5 weeks.

It should be noted that Aursnes suffered an injury to the back of his left thigh during the first half of the match against Gil Vicente, which automatically ruled him out of the Clássico. The only question was how long the athlete would be out, and the Clube da Luz received the worst prognosis.

Thus, it is already known that the Norwegian will miss the matches against Arouca, this Saturday, March 14, and against Vitória de Guimarães, on the 21st of the same month. There is only uncertainty about whether he will recover in time for the visit to Casa Pia in mid-April. In the meantime, Aursnes is expected to miss the call-up for the national team.

This season, wearing Benfica's jersey, Fredrik Aursnes - valued at 17 million euros - has already played 43 games: 22 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 14 in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup, and one in the Super Cup.

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