Benfica's injury list continues to grow and you can now add winger Rafa Silva to the list of current players out of the lineup. Rafa who was called to represent Portugal in their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers was dismissed by the national side on Monday as not being fit to perform for Portugal. Rafa is currently suffering from an adductor tendinopathy to his left thigh, the adductors are a group of muscles on the inside of the thigh that help bring your legs together. It has not been disclosed how long Rafa could be out for but he is now in the hands of Benfica's medical staff as they look to get Rafa fit for round three of the Champions League in were they will face Lyon.
The worlds national team squads are in
action this week and that means that many clubs are practicing without
their full squads as players get called up to their national sides, the
Under 20 sides and more. These are the current Benfica players away with
their national sides.
National Teams
Portugal - Pizzi, Rafa Silva, Ruben Dias
Switzerland - Seferovic
Greece - Vlachodimos
Morocco - Taarabt
Nigeria- Tyronne Ebuehi
Under 21 Teams
Portugal- Jota, Nuno Tavares, Gedson Fernandes, Nuno Santos
Belgium- Mile Svilar
Benfica President Luis Felipe Vieira has admitted that the club offered Jose Mourinho the managerial job with the club after Rui Vitoria was sacked at the start of the year but the recently sacked United manager did not have any interest in returning to Portugal to manage. Vieira had informed intern manager Bruno Lage that if Mourinho accepted Benfica's offer that he would be taking over, in which Lage told Vieira he would pick up Mourinho at the airport himself if that move came to fruition. Benfica in the end would not land Mourinho and decided to make B club manager Bruno Lage the permanent manager after the clubs performances improved during his intern.
