Benfica star has had no break for 2 years, Marco Silva concerned | OneFootball

Benfica is about to receive another “reinforcement” from the World Cup — where Schjelderup is currently involved— after Colombia were eliminated in the competition’s round of 16 by Switzerland following a penalty shootout. Richard Ríos, who came on during the second half of the match, will return to the Benfica Campus, but there is a downside for the Colombian midfielder.

This will mean that the Eagles’ number 20 will not have a conventional holiday period, something that will happen for the second consecutive year.

When Ríos arrived at Benfica at the start of last season from Brazilian side Palmeiras, he ended up coming straight to Lisbon just a few days after finishing his participation in the Club World Cup. He even played a Brasileirão Serie A match on July 16, 2025, was officially announced on the 22nd of that same month, and played in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira on the 31st.

Now, the “cafetero” is once again set to go without a holiday period to rest before returning to Benfica, as Marco Silva is expected to count on the 26-year-old midfielder for the first leg of the Europa League second qualifying round, which is already scheduled for July 23, with friendlies still to be played before then.

Since July last year, Richard Ríos has played a total of 61 matches without any rest period, with that number rising even further if we take into account that, since July 2024, the midfielder has 128 matches in his legs between Palmeiras, Benfica and Colombia up to this very moment, which could mean that fatigue over the course of next season will set in more suddenly and more frequently.

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