With fixtures looming, Mourinho makes call that impacts Benfica quartet | OneFootball

Benfica, after the draw in the Classic against Porto, enters another international break where it lost almost all its squad to the national teams. Faced with this scenario, José Mourinho made a decision regarding the players who stayed, however, there is a group that will not be part of what was decided by the Portuguese coach.

The newspaper Record writes in its edition of Wednesday, October 8, that the injured players will not have time to rest, in order to accelerate their recoveries, so they can return to be options for the Portuguese, who has been very vocal about the need to have more players at his disposal, even if it's from the substitutes' bench.

It is known that the coach from Setúbal conducted a training session yesterday, October 7, something that will also happen this Wednesday. Then, as planned, the reds will enjoy four days off, only returning next Monday, October 13. However, the same will not apply to Alexander Bah, Manu Silva, Nuno Félix, and Bruma.

The four players, remember, are all recovering from similar injuries, which have kept them off the fields for a long time. However, according to what Benfica's President, Rui Costa, advanced, the Danish full-back and the Portuguese midfielder are already in the final stage of recovery and, therefore, very close to returning to Mourinho's options.

Remember that, after the end of this international break, Benfica enters another intense cycle of games, counting for various competitions. To start, the eagles travel to Chaves, for the start of the Portugal Cup. However, the month does not end here and, until mid-November, the Glorious still has a trip in the Champions League, League Cup, and three rounds of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

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