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18 March 2025, 15h16

Pavlidis, Dahl, Aktürkoğlu, Kökcü e Leandro

Pavlidis, Dahl, Aktürkoğlu, Kökcü and Leandro have been called up to the national teams

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This March, when club competitions stop to make way for national team commitments, 12 players from Benfica's professional football team will be in action for their respective nations.

Spread over two levels (senior and U-20), the eagles are playing on different competitive fronts: qualifying for the Nations League, qualifying for the final phase of the 2026 World Cup, as well as friendly matches for the senior and U-20 national teams.

The 12 Benfica players involved in the work of their national teams are Trubin (Ukraine), Otamendi (Argentina), António Silva (Portugal), Dahl (Sweden), Barreiro (Luxembourg), Kökcü and Aktürkoğlu (Turkey), Schjelderup (Norway), Amdouni (Switzerland), Pavlidis (Greece) Leandro and João Rego (Portugal U-20).

Trubin

TRUBIN
Match
Ukraine-Belgium
 Date and time
March 20 (Thursday), at 7:45 pm
Competition
Nations League, League A play-off, 1st leg
Venue
Enrique Roca de Murcia Stadium, Murcia (Spain)
Match
Belgium-Ukraine
 Date and time
March 23 (Sunday), at 7:45 pm
Competition
Nations League, League A play-off, 2nd leg
Venue
Cegeka Arena, in Genk (Belgium)

Otamendi

OTAMENDI
Match
Uruguay-Argentina
 Date and time
March 21 (Friday), at 11:30 pm
Competition
World Cup 2026, CONMEBOL qualifying, round 13
Venue
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (Uruguay)
Match
Argentina-Brazil
 Date and time
March 26 (Wednesday), at 0:00
Competition
World Cup 2026, CONMEBOL qualifying, round 14
Venue
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

António Silva

ANTÓNIO SILVA
Match
Denmark-Portugal
 Date and time
March 20 (Thursday), at 7:45 pm
Competition
Nations League (final phase), quarter-finals, 1st leg
Venue
Parken, in Copenhagen (Denmark)
Match
Portugal-Denmark
 Date and time
March 23 (Sunday), at 7:45 pm
Competition
Nations League (final phase), quarter-finals, 2nd leg
Venue
Estádio José Alvalade, em Lisboa (Portugal)

Dahl

DAHL
Match
Luxembourg -Sweden
 Date and time
March 22 (Saturday), at 5:00 pm
Competition
Friendly match
Venue
Luxembourg Stadium, in Luxembourg
Match
Sweden-Northern Ireland
 Date and time
March 25 (Tuesday), at 6 pm

Competition
Friendly match

Venue
Strawberry Arena, in Solna (Sweden)

Barreiro

BARREIRO
Match
Luxembourg-Sweden
 Date and time
March 22 (Saturday), at 5:00 pm
Competition
Friendly match
Venue
Luxembourg Stadium, in Luxembourg
Match
Switzerland-Luxembourg

Date and time
March 25 (Tuesday), at 7:45 pm
Competition
Friendly match
Venue
St. Gallen Arena, in St. Gallen (Switzerland)

Kökcü e Aktürkoğlu

KÖKCÜ AND AKTÜRKOĞLU
Match
Turkey-Hungary
 Date and time
March 20 (Thursday), at 5:00 pm
Competition
Nations League, League A play-off, 1st leg
Venue
RAMS Park, in Istanbul (Turkey)
Match
Hungary-Turkey
 Date and time
March 23 (Sunday), at 5:00 pm
Competition
Nations League, League A play-off, 2nd leg
Venue
Puskás Aréna, in Budapest (Hungary)

Schjelderup

SCHJELDERUP
Match
Moldova-Norway
 Date and time
March 22 (Saturday), at 5:00 pm
Competition
World Cup 2026, UEFA qualifying, Group I, matchday 1
Venue
Zimbru Stadium, in Chișinău (Moldova)
Match
Israel-Norway
 Date and time
March 25 (Tuesday), at 7:45 pm
Competition
World Cup 2026, UEFA qualifying, Group I, matchday 2
Venue
Nagyerdei Stadium, in Debrecen (Hungary)

Amdouni

AMDOUNI
Match
Northern Ireland-Switzerland
 Date and time
March 21 (Friday), at 7:45 pm
Competition
Friendly match
Venue
Windsor Park, in Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Match
Switzerland-Luxembourg
 Date and time
March 25 (Tuesday), at 7:45 pm
Competition
Friendly match
Venue
St. Gallen Arena, in St. Gallen (Switzerland)

Pavlidis

PAVLIDIS
Match
Greece-Scotland
 Date and time
March 20 (Thursday), at 7:45 pm
Competition
Nations League, League A play-off, 1st leg
Venue
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, in Piraeus (Greece)
Match
Scotland-Greece
 Date and time
March 23 (Sunday), at 5:00 pm
Competition
Nations League, League A play-off, 2nd leg
Venue
Hampden Park, in Glasgow (Scotland)

Leandro e João Rego

LEANDRO AND JOÃO REGO
U-20 Match
Portugal-England
 Date and time
March 21 (Friday), at 4:00 pm
Competition
Friendly match
Venue
Estádio Municipal de Leiria, in Leiria (Portugal)
Match Sub-20
Germany-Portugal
 Date and time
March 24 (Monday), at 2:30 pm
Competition
Friendly match
Venue
Karl-Liebknecht Stadium, in Potsdam (Germany)

Text: Editorial Staff
Photos: Archive / SL Benfica
Last update: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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