Star with over 100 games in Germany set to be unveiled at Benfica | OneFootball

Sidny Lopes Cabral will not be part of the Estrela da Amadora team for the game against Famalicão, a decision that comes in the context of his imminent officialization at Benfica. The tricolors' coach, João Nuno, confirmed that the player “is not available” and “will not travel” with the team.

In the pre-match conference held at Estádio José Gomes, the coach explained that the player's departure, who played more than 100 games in Germany for Erfurt and Viktoria Koln, fits into the club's operation and philosophy: "It is a matter that fits into our project, the work we have been developing here; playing at Estrela is clearly a showcase and an exciting project at the moment for all players,” he emphasized.

João Nuno praised the work done by Cabral so far: "I am sure we will give a great response and we have a lot of quality within our group, many young players, full of potential. I believe we will have many more Sidnys.”

The coach concluded his remarks by highlighting the athlete's versatility, who “did not always play as a left-back. He played on the right, on the left, as a winger… he gave us that different ability to play on both sides. This, yes, I think is a clear weapon in Sidny, besides his quality,” he concluded.

This season, wearing the Estrela da Amadora jersey, Sidny Cabral — valued at 2 million euros — played 16 games: 15 in the Portuguese League and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 1,358 minutes he was on the pitch, the defender, who can play on both the right and left, scored five goals and made three assists.

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