The Equatorial Guinea international joined Benfica from Real Madrid earlier in the summer but has found first-team opportunities rather hard to come by in the pre-season.

Rubem Amorim, who also signed for the Eagles this summer, has been Quique Flores’ first pick, which has made Balboa start the games on the bench, just like it happened against Feyenoord on Saturday.

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