Sudakov scores for Ukraine and makes bold call with Benfica in the mix | OneFootball

Ukraine drew 1-1 against Azerbaijan in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. Georgiy Sudakov – who is going through a very delicate personal moment – scored the goal that opened the scoring and, even knowing he might not make it in time for Benfica’s next training session, he traveled immediately to Seixal.

According to information reported by the newspaper Record, both Sudakov and Trubin returned to Portugal at the end of the match. The midfielder returns in a somewhat fragile state, after seeing his house bombed by Russian missiles, at a time when his pregnant wife, daughter, and mother were living there.

The incident happened recently, but Sudakov did not want to abandon the national team and traveled with Ukraine to Baku. The Benfica signing ended up scoring, dedicating the goal to his father, who passed away last August, before his arrival at Luz.

It is worth mentioning that Anatoliy Trubin was also named man of the match, through a vote by Ukrainian fans. The Benfica goalkeeper was the Lion of the Match, with 35% of the votes, despite having made only one save during the entire match.

This season, Georgiy Sudakov – valued at 32 million euros – has played, so far, 10 matches: five in the Europa League qualifying stage, three in the National Championship, and two in the Conference League preliminary rounds. In the 763 minutes he was on the pitch, the midfielder provided two assists.

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