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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Portugal coach Fernando Santos confirmed central defender Danilo Pereira will miss Monday\u2019s Group H game against Uruguay after suffering a rib injury in training.<\/p>\n

The Paris Saint-Germain defender is not the only injury concern for Santos, with attacking midfielder Otavio and left back Nuno Mendes both question marks for Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as I know he (Pereira) is improving and we expect to have him back on the pitch very soon,\u201d said Santos, adding that his squad had enough depth to overcome Pereira\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have three other center halves who can replace him. We don\u2019t need to make a drama of it,\u201d he insisted, dropping a hint that 39-year-old Pepe could be the man to get the nod.<\/p>\n

The match is a repeat of the 2018 Fifa World Cup last-16 tie, where Uruguay won 2-1 to send Portugal out of the tournament. After winning their opening match in Qatar 3-2 over Ghana, the Portuguese could make qualification very difficult for Uruguay if they can take their revenge.<\/p>\n

However, Santos warned that a rival that contains veterans such as Diego Godin, Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez, along with younger players, such as Real Madrid\u2019s Fede Valverde and Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez, could be dangerous.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will have to be very careful because they can press their opponents really intensely, force them into errors and then hit them hard,\u201d warned Santos.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. Portugal coach Fernando Santos confirmed central defender Danilo Pereira will miss Monday\u2019s Group H game against Uruguay after suffering a rib injury in training. 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