José Mourinho makes key decision before Casa Pia v Benfica | OneFootball

José Mourinho does not want to take any risks with Leandro Barreiro. According to what has been learned, the Luxembourg international will be included in Benfica's squad for the match against Casa Pia, but all signs indicate that the number 18 will start the clash on the bench to avoid any relapse.

As Record reported in this Monday’s edition, April 6, the midfielder has been a doubt ever since returning from international duty. In addition, the sports daily goes further and states, just as José Mourinho had confirmed in the press conference, that Barreiro reported physical complaints and only trained on the pitch last Saturday, April 4, two days before the match against the Geese.

Given the decision for the number 18 to start the match on the bench, Record stresses that José Mourinho’s plan is to start Richard Ríos and Enzo Barrenechea. It should be remembered that in the last match, against Vitória de Guimarães, the Colombian had partnered Leandro Barreiro, while the Argentine holding midfielder filled Nicolás Otamendi’s spot in Benfica’s defense.

On the other hand, it should be recalled that Leandro Barreiro is not the only headache José Mourinho has to deal with. In recent hours, the Special One received very bad news regarding Tomás Araújo. The number 44 is dealing with a muscle injury and will miss this match, as well as the home game against Nacional, which puts his presence in the derby against Sporting, scheduled for Sunday, April 19, in doubt.

This season, for Benfica, Leandro Barreiro - valued at 15 million euros - has already made a total of 44 official appearances: 25 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 13 in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup and one in the Super Cup. .

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