Fredy Guarin back for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maxi-Pereira-c25004 suffers muscle injury – Report
Colombian International to return against APOEL
FC Porto midfielder, Fredy Guarin, will return to take his place in the centre of the pitch, when the Portistas take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cyprus-c2881 side, APOEL, at Estadio do Dragao today.
The Coffee Growers International is likely to resume his duties, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitor-c36281 Pereira looks to address the central midfield position for the game.
Alongside him, Joao Moutinho will also regain his berth in the starting eleven. FC Porto rested the majority of their stars for the Portuguese Cup game against Pero Pinheiro but despite the obvious lack of quality, they ran out 8-0 winners.
However for today’s fixture, the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Helton-c16018 will return and look to put the Dragon’s poor form in the UEFA Champions League to bed.
The Portuguese giants were mercilessly ripped apart by Zenit St. Petersburg in their last European encounter and in order to boost team morale, they will be looking vent their frustrations at APOEL, who face a daunting task away from home for this one.
Maxi Pereira suffers muscle damage
Benfica right-back, Maximiliano Pereira, has suffered serious damage to his leg muscle according to the latest reports.
The Eagles’ defender was barely able to move last night and had to be stretchered off the pitch, as he was just unable to continue playing.
Now after conducting further analysis on the extent of the injury he suffered, Benfica’s medical staff have concluded that it might be a serious situation and the player could possibly spend months on the sidelines.
His participation in the next match against Beira-Mar is certainly over and he will be extremely lucky to make his comeback this month.
In his absence, coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus has been left with a selection dilemma, which he needs to solve before travelling to Estadio Municipal.
Miguel Vitor is his other option and the trainer will probably rely on the former Leicester City man to fill-in till a more permanent solution to the problem can be found.
Without the marauding runs of Maxi Pereira from the right, Benfica are likely to be a little stagnant in attack but in Miguel Vitor, they do have a dependable deputy.
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