Benfica hit by absences: Marco Silva's first squad list | OneFootball

Benfica have already announced Marco Silva's first squad list for an official match. The coach has called up 24 players for the trip to Switzerland, where the Eagles will face St. Gallen this Thursday in the first leg of the second Europa League qualifying round, but there was one absence that ended up dominating the attention.

The main new development is the absence of Jhon Durán, the signing presented by the Reds this week. The Colombian striker was left out of the squad because he has not yet been registered with UEFA, a situation that prevents him from being among the options for this match. On the other hand, Clément Lenglet, Jakub Kaminski, Tomás Araújo and Amar Dedic are travelling with the team after already being available to Marco Silva.

In addition to Durán, Leandro Barreiro, due to a respiratory infection, Jaden Umeh, Joshua Wynder, Gabriel Índio and Gianluca Prestianni also did not travel with the squad. In the Argentine's case, the absence is due to a suspension, while Gabriel Índio is still barred from taking part in the competition.

Among those called up, Anatoliy Trubin, Samuel Soares and Diogo Ferreira stand out for the goalkeeping department. In defence are Alexander Bah, Amar Dedic, Daniel Banjaqui, Tomás Araújo, Lenglet, António Silva, Rui Silva, José Neto and Samuel Dahl. In midfield, Marco Silva has opted for Enzo Barrenechea, Gonçalo Moreira, Miguel Figueiredo and Manu Silva.

For the attack, the coach selected Anísio Cabral, Georgiy Sudakov, Franjo Ivanovic, Tiago Gouveia, Rafa Silva, Jakub Kaminski, Vangelis Pavlidis and João Rêgo. Benfica are looking to take the first step towards qualifying for the Europa League in a match that will mark Marco Silva's official debut in charge of the Eagles.

This is the squad list:

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