Sudakov to miss Benfica v Rio Ave clash, but injury not the reason | OneFootball

Benfica faces Rio Ave this Tuesday, September 21, at Estádio da Luz, in a postponed match from the first round of the championship. However, Georgiy Sudakov will not be able to be called up for the duel, as he was not registered in the League.

The match in question should have been played at the beginning of August, but it was postponed due to the team's commitments in the fight for access to the Champions League. And, on the date it was initially scheduled, the 'number 10', as well as Dodi Lukebakio, were not yet reinforcements.

The Ukrainian player was signed from Shakhtar in the last days of the transfer window, as well as the Belgian international winger signed from Sevilla. Thus, Sudakov, who scored in the last match against AFS (3-0), will be left out of the game with the Vilacondense team.

Dodi Lukebakio is still awaiting his debut with the team's jersey, but the latest reinforcement to arrive at Luz, at the close of the transfer market, is still recovering from a physical problem, so he would not be used by José Mourinho.

Georgiy Sudakov - valued at 32 million euros - was officially announced as a Benfica reinforcement on August 30. The creative player arrived at Clube da Luz from Shakhtar Donetsk, for 27 million euros, plus 5 for objectives. The Ukrainian club also retained 25% of a future sale, according to the team. The player has one goal and one assist in three games for the team.

Sudakov's goal against AFS:

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