Haris Seferovic will not play in the two UEFA Champions League playoffs Benfica against PSV Eindhoven.
The Swiss striker is still recovering from a calf injury sustained in the first leg of the third qualifying round against Spartak Moscow and is not on the list that the Reds brought to UEFA and in which he is already captain André Almeida.
Apart from Seferovic, Ferro and Darwin, who are also injured, will not be an option, unlike Jan Vertongen, who continues to recover from injury but remains on record, which is a sign that Jorge Jesus’ technical team believes in the Belgian center-back’s recovery. during the 2nd match. Chihinho, who did not participate in fights with Spartak, was not registered either.
According to the rules available for consultation on the UEFA website, clubs were required to send List A players to UEFA before 12 August to compete in the playoffs, although it was possible to register two new players within 24 hours of the match. 1st hand.
Players registered by Benfica for the playoffs:
Goalkeepers: Svilar, Samuel Soares, Kokubo, Helton Leite and Vlachodimos;
Defenders: Gilberto, Grimaldo, Lucas Verissimo, Vertongen, Otamendi, Andre Almeida, Pedro Ganchas, Filipe Cruz, Joao Ferreira, Tomas Tavares, Pedro Alvaro and Morato;
Midfielders: Meite, Diogo Gonçalves, João Mario, Pizzi, Weigl, Hill Diaz, Taarabt, Paulo Bernardo, Ronaldo Camara, Florentino, Rafael Brito, Thiago Araujo and Gedson Fernández;
Forwards: Everton, Waldschmidt, Yaremchuk, Rodrigo Pinho, Rafa, Enrique Araujo, Gerson Sousa, Thiago Guveia, Umaro Embalo, Gonzalo Ramos and Carlos Vinicius.
