“His recovery will continue to be monitored.” The Portugal international will now miss his country’s upcoming World Cup 2018 qualifier against Latvia, while reports say that the injury is serious enough to make him very unlikely to feature in the derby match against Atletico Madrid on Nov. 19.
Līdz ar to tas nozīmē, ka Pepe nevarēs piedalīties Pasaules kausa kvalifikācijas turnīra spēlē pret Latviju, kas Portugālē gaidāma 13.novembrī. Visticamāk, viņam nāksies izlaist arī 19.novembrī gaidāmo Madrides derbiju pret citu šīs pilsētas komandu "Atletico".