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**Benfica Faces Santa Clara with Araújo Replacing Dedic; Otamendi Retains Starting Spot**

**Lisbon, Portugal** – Benfica manager Bruno Lage has made several adjustments to his starting lineup as they prepare to face Santa Clara in today’s match at the Estádio da Luz.

Tomás Araújo steps in for Dedic in the central defense, with Lage opting to adapt the Portuguese defender. Nicolas Otamendi, despite featuring for Argentina in their recent defeat to Ecuador less than 72 hours ago, retains his place in the starting eleven.

Lage has also switched back to a 4-4-2 formation. Franjo Ivanovic returns to the starting lineup, replacing Leandro Barreiro, who started in the previous match against Alverca. Anatoliy Trubin will be back in goal, as confirmed by Lage earlier in the week, replacing Samuel Soares. Sudakov will begin the match on the bench.

Meanwhile, Santa Clara manager Vasco Matos has opted for consistency, fielding the same eleven that secured a 1-0 victory against Estoril in their last outing.

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