Richard Ríos, the Colombian midfielder on loan from Benfica at Al-Ittihad, suffered a serious left ankle sprain against Abha. Portuguese media report that he is expected to be out for six to eight weeks.
Al-Ittihad said the injury is serious, and Benfica retain his sporting rights.
Benfica's next match is at home to Alverca in the Portuguese Primera Liga.
Benfica vs Alverca in the Portuguese Primera Liga, played on 11/02/2026, ended 1 - 0. Portuguese Primera Liga matchday 10. In the league table, Benfica were in position 2 and Alverca in position 10.
Half-time score: 0-0. Goalscorers: Yaya Bojang 25', Vangelis Pavlidis 51'. Cards: 4 yellow, 0 red. Corners: Benfica 8, Alverca 5. Top Soloscore rating of the match: Samuel Soares (8.0). Managers: Benfica – Marco Silva, Alverca – Sérgio Ferreira.
Benfica starting XI (4-2-3-1): Andreas Schjelderup, João Palhinha, Gianluca Prestianni, Dodi Lukebakio, Samuel Dahl, Samuel Soares, Vangelis Pavlidis, Alexander Bah, Fredrik Aursnes, Clément Lenglet, Tomás Araújo. Alverca starting XI (5-4-1): Francisco Chissumba, Ian Luccas, Lucas Figueiredo Dos Santos, Dawda Camara Sankharé, Nabil Touaizi, Isaac James, Yaya Bojang, Francisco Chiquinho, Mateus Oliveira Mendes, Matheus Mendes, Davy Gui, Sergi Gómez.
In their last 2 meetings, Benfica won 2, Alverca won 0 and 0 ended level. Their previous meeting, on 02/08/2026, ended Benfica 2-1 Alverca. Benfica won 22, drew 5 and lost 3 of their last 30 matches. Alverca won 11, drew 8 and lost 11 of their last 30 matches. Next match for Benfica: SCU Torreense vs Benfica (11/22/2026). Next match for Alverca: Viseu vs Alverca (11/28/2026).
Venue: Estádio Da Luz. Referee: Bruno Pires Costa. The match was broadcast on TV in 41 countries; find the channels in the TV Broadcast section.
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The match was played on 11/02/2026, with kick-off at 20:15 (UTC).
The match was broadcast on TV in 41 countries; find the channels in the TV Broadcast section.
The match ended 1 - 0.
Referee: Bruno Pires Costa.
Venue: Estádio Da Luz.
