Leandro Barreiro is expected to play behind the striker Vangelis Pavlidis.
In the fifth round of the Champions League league phase, Benfica travels to Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands for a duel between the bottom two teams in the competition (both with zero points).
The starting lineup choices of José Mourinho and Fred Grim, the coaches of the two teams, are now known. The Portuguese coach has opted for Leandro Barreiro in the starting eleven, who is expected to play between Sudakov on the left and Fredrik Aursnes on the right wing.
Ahead of the Portuguese Cup match against Atlético at Restelo, José Mourinho has made five changes. Samuel Soares, Tomás Araújo, João Rego, Rodrigo Rêgo and Franjo Ivanovic are out, and Anatoliy Trubin, Samuel Dahl, Amar Dedic, Richard Ríos and Heoriy Sudakov come in.
The match kicks off at 5:45 PM, with LIVE coverage on Maisfutebol .
AJAX ELEVEN: Jaros, Regeer, Sutalo, Baas and Wijndal; Klaassen, Itakura and Taylor; Bounida, Weghorst and Godts.
Ajax substitutes: Heerkens, Pasveer, Lucas Rosa, Gaaei, Moro, Dolberg, Gloukh, McConnell, Edvardsen, Mokio, Fitz-Jim and Alders.
BENFICA’S ELEVEN: Trubin, Dedic, António Silva, Otamendi, Dahl; Enzo Barrenechea and Richard Ríos; Aursnes, Barreiro and Sudakov; Pavlidis.
Benfica substitutes: Samuel Soares, Obrador, Ivanovic, Manu Silva, Prestianni, Henrique Araújo, Wynder, Rodrigo Rêgo, João Veloso, João Rego and Schjelderup.