Georgy Sudakov, Getty Images December 17, 2025, 11:23 p.m

The attacking midfielder of Benfica and the national team of Ukraine, Heorhiy Sudakov, entered the field from the first minutes of the game away match of the 1/8 finals of the Cup of Portugal against Firenze, which plays in the second division of the country.

Already in the 11th minute of this confrontation, the “Eagles” took the lead, and one of the heroes of the episode was the 23-year-old Ukrainian who assisted Richard Rios. Giorgii successfully lobbed at the Colombian, and he opened the scoring for Benfica’s goals with an accurate shot.

🤌 O remate de primera de Ríos a abrir o marcador! pic.twitter.com/OJUhjnoi9Y

— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) December 17, 2025

In the current season, Georgy Sudakov has already scored 4 goals and provided 3 assists in 20 matches for the club.

It should be noted that Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin, who this season conceded 15 goals in 23 matches and kept a clean sheet 13 times, started the match from the bench.

The Benfica vs. Firenze match started at 22:45 Kyiv time.