Footballers Pepe and Zaidou are back on FC Porto’s clinical report with muscle problems in their right thigh and left foot sprains respectively, the national runner-up said on Tuesday.
In a note published on their official website, the Dragons detailed the physical complaints expressed by two defenders during their successful visit to Vitoria de Guimarães (2-1) on Saturday in the 11th round of the I League. a duel in which both were replaced.
Nigerian left-back Zaidu made way for Galeno, who had returned from injury, in the 55th minute, while centre-back and captain Pepe was replaced in the 66th minute by Fabio Cardoso, who was withdrawn from Portugal’s squad for the final on Sunday. Group matches: J qualifies for Euro 2024 against Liechtenstein and Iceland.
Both defenders began to follow Samuel Portugal, Ivan Marcano, Wendell, Ivan Jaime and Gabriel Veron in the clinical report of the FC Porto, which on Tuesday began preparations for the reception in Montalegre, in the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup without 10 national team players.
Diogo Costa and Joao Mario (Portugal), Gonçalo Ribeiro (Portugal U19), Jorge Sanchez (Mexico), Bernardo Folha and Francisco Conceiço (Portugal U21), Stephen Eustaquio (Canada), Marko Grujic (Serbia), Pepe ( Brazil) and Mehdi Taremi (Iran) missed morning training for Sergio Conceiço’s team, which retained Joao Mendes, the regular B team defender, and included Brazilian goalkeeper Gustavo Lacerda from the U19 team.
FC Porto returns to action on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Porto Gaia Sports Training Center in Olival to host Montalegre in the Portuguese Championship of the fourth national level on November 24 at the Estadio Dragau. , in Port.
The Blue and White beat Vilar de Perdizes 2-0 at the same level of competition in Chaves in the third round of the Portuguese Cup, a tournament they have won in the last two seasons and in which they have 19 wins. trophies, which is seven less than the record holder Benfica.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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