Days before facing Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica left short-handed | OneFootball

, who has been primarily used in the B team, was not among Nélson Veríssimo's options for the trip to Paços de Ferreira's ground, was not called up by José Mourinho - who is dealing with two more absences - for the match against Arouca and, apparently, will also not play against Vitória de Guimarães.

According to information gathered by the newspaper Record, the midfielder will be out for some time and, it seems, will only be available after the international break. In other words, it is almost certain that he will not play next weekend either.

João Rego has been left out of José Mourinho's plans, and the last time the Special One fielded him was against Real Madrid, in the final matchday of the UEFA Champions League group stage, a match played at the end of January. Since then, he has only been used in the secondary team.

It should be noted that the young midfielder recently extended his contract with Benfica until the end of the 2029/30 season. The new contract, signed in February, includes a release clause set at 100 million euros. Although the Clube da Luz has not made an official announcement about the renewal, the confirmation appeared in the SAD's Report and Accounts for the first half of the 2025/26 season.

The number 84 now joins the group of players in the squad protected by a similar release clause.

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