Away from Benfica, Sudakov enjoys a break in paradise | OneFootball

is using the holidays to recharge his batteries before the start of Benfica’s new season. With Ukraine out of the 2026 World Cup, the Benfica midfielder has been enjoying a few days of rest (just like his teammates), alongside his wife, Liza, who shared several snapshots on social media from the couple’s trip to Lake Como, in Italy, after a stop in the Maldives.

The Ukrainian international is now preparing to return to Seixal in the hope of taking on a bigger role under Marco Silva. After a debut season marked by ups and downs, the playmaker continues to have the backing of Benfica’s hierarchy and also received positive signs from the new coach during his official presentation.

Someone who knows well the situation Georgiy Sudakov has experienced at Benfica is Anatoliy Trubin. The goalkeeper recently revealed that he played a key role in helping his compatriot adapt to Portuguese football and life at the Lisbon club.

“When you play abroad, you don’t have many people around you. I told him everything he had to do, I was his translator, I explained how things worked at the club,” the Ukrainian goalkeeper revealed, highlighting the closeness he has maintained with the midfielder since his arrival in Lisbon.

Trubin also came to his teammate’s defence at a time when Sudakov is trying to establish himself once and for all at Benfica. “I can’t say he is inferior to any other midfielder in our squad. And I do not want, in any way, to comment on the coach’s decisions. Mourinho has his own vision of the game,” he said.

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