Pepe misses Portugal training session ahead of semi-final against Wales
Portuguese Center back Pepe misses Portugal training on Monday for the Euro 2016 semi-final against Wales due to muscle torment, the Portuguese Football Federation said.
Yet, pulling the Real Madrid player out of the session was only a reasonable measure in front of Wednesday’s match in Lyon, the association said.
Pepe misses Portugal training session ahead of semi-final against Wales
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The 33-year-old Pepe misses the Portugal training, was the main player missing from the session for Fernando Santos’ men. Midfielder Andre Gomes and left-back Raphael Guerreiro came back from thumps.
Gomes demanded he had completely recovered from a muscle issue that kept him out of the Poland quarter-last and was prepared for the Wales conflict.
Portugal, drove by three-time World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo, are wanting to achieve the final of a noteworthy competition for the second time after their 1-0 misfortune on home soil in the Euro 2004 final against underdogs Greece.
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The main certain non-attendant is defensive midfielder William Carvalho, who is suspended, with Danilo Perreira most loved to assume his position. Euro 2016 could be the final chance for Madrid partners Pepe and Ronaldo to finally claim flatware in universal football.
Cristiano Ronaldo has had a troublesome competition, in spite of the fact that he did score two goals in the 3-3 bunch stage draw with Hungary that dragged Portugal into the last 16. Gomes defended his skipper and Portugal’s most important player.
“He has worked for the team, and that is the most vital thing,” he said. “Ronaldo is for us what Bale is for the Welsh.“
Wales manager Chris Coleman has two spots to fill in his team for the semi-final after Aaron Ramsey and Ben Davies both grabbed suspensions with yellow cards in the dazzling last-eight triumph over Belgium.
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who has scored one goal and made four assists with the competition as such, is a major miss for Coleman.