Mourinho learns of key Benfica absences before Casa Pia clash | OneFootball

José Mourinho is preparing for the match against Casa Pia and knows he will have some absences. According to reports, the Benfica coach continues to see his squad being depleted due to call-ups for national teams. Now, it’s the turn of the young players from the youth ranks.

As reported by the newspaper Record, in the red and white squad, the Special One will not be able to count, in the coming days, on the presence of João Rego and Gonçalo Oliveira, who have been called up by Luís Freire to the under-21 national team. In the same age group, Rafael Obrador has been called up for Spain.

In addition, José Mourinho will also not be able to count on João Veloso, who has been called up for the under-20 national team. He will not have shirt number 82, who has been promoted to the under-21s. Meanwhile, the under-19 Portuguese national team has called up the young Benfica goalkeeper, Diogo Ferreira.

All in all, Benfica already has 10 confirmed absences for the upcoming international break. It should be noted that António Silva was called up today by Roberto Martínez, and Nicolás Otamendi will be joined by Gianluca Prestianni in the Argentina national team squad.

It’s worth remembering that Benfica will host Casa Pia this Sunday at 8:30 pm at Estádio da Luz, a match valid for the 11th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. At the same time, the press conference of José Mourinho, which was scheduled for this Saturday, November 8, was canceled due to the elections.

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