After Porto-Red Star, Farioli faces key absences for Benfica | OneFootball

Porto has returned to training, aiming for the match against Benfica, after defeating Red Star in the Europa League. Despite the positive result, not everything is good news for Francesco Farioli, the coach of the blue and whites. According to the newspaper A Bola, the Porto team is facing three significant absences for the match against the Eagles.

Already thinking about the duel, which will take place next Sunday, October 5th, the Italian coach has two significant absences due to injury, such as Nehuén Pérez, who suffered a complete rupture of the Achilles tendon in the match against Nacional. Like the Argentine, Luuk de Jong will also not be able to contribute to the Dragons.

with the absence of Martim Fernandes. It should be noted that the young footballer was sent off in the match against Arouca in the last round of the championship.

The blue and white team returns to Olival, the Dragons' training center, for another round of training on Saturday, October 4th, due to the limited time available.

For Saturday afternoon, at 4:00 PM, a press conference is scheduled where the Italian coach will preview the match against Benfica. It's worth noting that, one hour earlier, José Mourinho has a meeting scheduled with journalists, but the preview will be at Estádio da Luz and not in Seixal, as usual.

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