Portugal international striker Goncalo Guedes, 26, who joined Benfica in January and has scored twice in eight appearances so far, is recovering very well from last month’s arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
Guedes is taking confident steps toward a position that will truly allow him to be a reinforcement for the rest of the season. He’s on loan from Wolves until the end of the season, but he’s a player Benfica want to keep for longer, with the estimated recovery time from surgery suggesting six weeks.
According to information found by our newspaper, the rehabilitation is taking place within the framework of Benfica’s expectations, and the second half of April may bring an offensive reinforcement for Roger Schmidt, the coach of the red team, to attack for the rest of the season and that’s not a little.
It is true that in the matches against FC Porto, Inter (first and second legs, not only because you have to recover not only from a medical point of view, but also physically), Chaves (away) and Estoril (in Luz) look very close to Guedes, but things It may also depend on Roger Schmidt’s needs.
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