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Jan Vertonghen, a 33-year-old Belgian central defender, missed the Nations League meeting between England and Belgium (2-1) at Wembley, after failing to adapt properly to the protective mask in training the day before the match. Already on the pitch of the English stage, and at the end of the challenge, it was known that the Benfica player received the green light from his federation to return earlier to Portugal, where he must arrive today to continue recovering from a facial injury.
It seems, from the outset, good news for the Reds, who did not even want the player to be absent – Jorge Jesús even said at the press conference before the match with Farense that the footballer should not go to the Belgian team – but This dismissal of Belgium, which still has a match against Iceland in the group stage of the Nations League next Wednesday, continues to cause many concerns on the part of those incarnated.
Vertonghen, it should be noted, suffered a serious facial injury in the September 26 game with Moreirense, for the League, by breaking his cheekbone in two places. The markings on the right side of the face are still highly visible and, of course, if the athlete cannot work comfortably with a mask for the national team, he will not be able to do so with the eagle on his chest either, thus preventing any effort by Benfica to have it immediately in conditions, to be able to count on him next Sunday, in Vila do Conde, in the match with Rio Ave.
That will be the goal, because there is still almost a week left for the challenge, but it is still a difficult and worrying process for the central defender and for the incarnated coach, Jorge Jesús, who has Otamendi, Todibo and Jardel far from the best path and still looking to improve Ferro’s capabilities.
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