Benfica “loans” 13 players to the national teams

The match against Tondela is followed by an international break. Benfica sees 13 of its players leave to defend their respective countries. And they would be 14 if Salvio had not been dismissed from Argentina due to injury.

Seferovic (Switzerland), Fejsa and Zivkovic (Serbia), Cervi (Argentina), Rúben Dias, Pizzi and Rafa (Portugal), Castillo (Chile), Gedson, Yuri Ribeiro and João Félix (Portugal Under-21) and Odysseas and Samaris (Greece) are the benfiquistas called up to play official matches/friendlies on the agenda of the different national teams.

Opponent	Date and time	Competition	Location
CERVI (Argentina)
Mexico	November 17 (Saturday), 12 am	Friendly match	Córdoba (Argentina)
Mexico	November 20 (Tuesday),9 pm	Friendly match	Mendonza (Argentina)
SEFEROVIC (Switzerland)
Qatar	November 14 (Wednesday),6 pm	Friendly match	Lugano
Belgium	November 18 (Sunday), 7:45 pm	Nations League	Luzern
FEJSA E ZIVKOVIC (Sérvia)
Montenegro	November 17 (Saturday),2 pm	Nations League	Belgrade
Lithuania	November 20 (Tuesday), 7:45 pm	Nations League	Belgrade
RÚBEN DIAS, PIZZI AND RAFA (Portugal)
Italy	November 17 (Saturday), 7:45 pm	Nations League	San Siro, Italy
Poland	November 20 (Tuesday), 7:45 pm	Nations League	Guimarães
CASTILLO (Chile)
Costa Rica	November 17 (Saturday), 12:15 am	Friendly match	Rancuaga, Chile
Honduras	November 21 (Wednesday), 1 am	Friendly match	Temuco, Chile
ODYSSEAS AND SAMARIS (Greece)
Finland	November 15 (Thursday), 7:45 pm	Nations League	Athens
Estonia	November 18 (Sunday), 7:45 pm	Nations League	Athens
GEDSON, YURI RIBEIRO and JOÃO FÉLIX (Portugal U-21)
Poland	November 16 (Friday), 5 pm	1st leg of Euro 2019 play-off	Zabrze, Poland
Poland	November 20 (Tuesday),5 pm	2nd leg of the Euro 2019 play-off	Chaves