Benfica suffer devasting injuries in three minutes

Benfica lost a pair of players for the remainder of the season in yesterday's game against Moreirense, where in a span of three minutes both Alexander Bah and Manu Silva went down with knee injuries to their ACL's and were ruled out by the club for the remainder of the season this morning.

The loss of Bah will sting the club much more going forward as the club lacks a seasoned natural right back and will likely turn to Tomas Araujo to cover the position, but his lack of speed against top opponents could prove to be a detriment to the club. 

The club can also turn to Fredrik Aursnes, who played many games last season at the position, or youngster Leandro Santos, but his lack of experience in top flight matches could make him vulnerable.

While Manu just arrived at Benfica a few weeks ago from Guimaraes and appeared in just three games with the club, totaling 136 minutes of action. His loss will be less felt as he barely dipped his toes in the water and Benfica has Florentino and Leandro Barreiro that can slot into the position.

The loss of both players will hurt the squad's depth as they remain alive in every competition remaining from the Liga to the Taca de Portugal to the Champions League.