Georgy Sudakov, Getty Images September 22, 2025, 08:40

The day before, the information that Lisbon Benfika is a Ukrainian attacking midfielder Georgy Sudakov will not be able to assist his team in the transferred match of the first round of the Championship against the RIA AVE.

This happened because the player was not registered as a “eagle” at the time of the initially scheduled date of the match.

However, it is reported that Benfica appealed to the League leadership to clarify this moment of the Regulation.

In the end, the decision was made not about the transfer of the game at the request of clubs, but rather about changing the basic schedule at the initiative of the organizers.

Thus, Sudakov, like the Belgian striker Dody Lukebakio, who is in a similar situation, will be able to participate in the coming game of the first round.

However, the latter was injured before and therefore it is unlikely