After Benfica debut, Sudakov could get more good news from Bruno Lage | OneFootball

Bruno Lage considers giving Sudakov a starting spot in Benfica’s next match. After the draw recorded in the last game against Santa Clara, the Portuguese coach is already thinking about the Eagles’ debut in the main stage of the Champions League.

After admitting that the team was not at its best in the fifth round match of Liga Portugal Betclic, against Santa Clara, Bruno Lage is considering making changes to the red squad and altering some pieces in the starting eleven that he will field against Qarabag.

In this sense, the main beneficiary could be Sudakov. The Ukrainian midfielder was one of the last signings to arrive at Benfica during the summer transfer window, coming from Shakhtar Donetsk, and even experienced dramatic moments in the week leading up to his first minutes wearing the Eagles’ shirt, when his house in Ukraine was bombed while his wife was at home.

That said, the changes may affect Benfica’s attacking sector. The newspaper Record writes that the red coach is seriously considering breaking up the strike partnership he has started in recent games, made up of Pavlidis and Ivanovic, and playing Sudakov in the ‘number 10’ role.

Benfica kicks off the Qarabag mission next Monday, September 14, after Bruno Lage gave his squad a day off this Sunday. The Portuguese coach has the entire team available for the Champions League match, with the only exceptions being Bah, Dedic, Manu Silva, Nuno Félix, Bruma, and Lukebakio.

Watch Sudakov’s debut for Benfica here:

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