Pepe's Calvary

Porto receives Manchester City on Tuesday with the leadership at stake in Group C of the Champions League. However, Sergio Conceiçao will not be able to count on this meeting with Pepe. The ex-Madridista is experiencing an ordeal due to an injury that has kept him away from the pitch since October 27, when he played the Champions League match against Olympiakos. Since then, the Portuguese center-back has been out of action.

The cause of Pepe's absence for more than a month is plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Said ailment It has prevented him from being at Conceiçao's disposal in the matches against Paços de Ferreira, Portimonense, Fabril, Santa Clara and the two matches against Marseille. Thus, the clash against City will be the seventh in a row that the veteran defender has lost through injury.

This season, Pepe has only been able to play seven games, which represents half of Porto's. Of course, the games in which he participated, he played them complete, thus adding 630 minutes and a goal.