Beyond the start of the World Cup in Qatar, Fernando Santos’ problems have piled up. This weekend they retired injured Diego Jota including Liverpool and Daniel Pereira at PSG, and in the absence of further evidence, they are expected to come very fair at the start of the World Cup.
Diogo Jota he retired on a stretcher in the last minutes of the match against Manchester City. The one who should be with Cristiano at the top of the national team, and now more than the low level of Joao Félix, suffered severe calf pain, that in the absence of evidence, it is expected that he may be out of the pitch for several weeks. Jurgen Klopp assured in a press conference that “Diogo felt a lot of pain, but I don’t know what the injury was. But if he stayed on the ground it was because it was not good.”
Another Portuguese who had to withdraw was injured this weekend Daniel Pereira. The PSG pivot, who plays as a central defender for the national team, had to retire in the 25th minute of the match against Olympique de Marseille. After being substituted, Pereira grabbed the front of his right thigh, so a milder injury than Diogo’s is expected, but he is also awaiting tests to determine the extent of the injury.
These two players have been added to the Portuguese injured list. At 39 years old, Pepe remains an important part of the selection. Porto’s central defender suffered last week, during training, a sprained left knee and affected medial collateral ligament. His coach Sergio Conceiçao confirmed the severity of the injury: “Unfortunately, Pepe will be out for a few more weeks.” So it will be difficult for the defender to reach what will be his last World Cup.
Nuno Mendes will also be coming to the World Cup. The Portuguese winger was injured at the Estadio da Luz in the Champions League match against Benfica on October 6. The medical department confirmed that suffering from a hamstring injuryso it is far from the playing fields of the few 3-4 weeks. So yes, he is expected at the World Cup, but he will come fairly.
Finally, what is definitely not there is peternet, the Wolves winger was injured on October 1 in a match against West Ham. Net need to undergo surgery after distension of the lateral ligaments of the ankle, so his presence at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is impossible.
Source: La Verdad
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