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Santos: "Pepe decision will be last minute"

2016-07-06 06:29:00 from:SNTV

Portugal held a news conference on Tuesday (5th July), 24 hours before their Euro 2016 semi-final against Wales

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Fernando Santos, Portugal coach:
(on Pepe's fitness)

"You'll probably be rolling in your beds tonight and trying to figure out if he's fit because I'm not going to answer. I'll be sleeping soundly because I have other plans. This situation is not new for us. It's happened before. Sometimes players recover and are fully fit to play, other times they are not fully fit to play. If Pepe is 100 per cent I will think about selecting him. For tomorrow, it's a very, very tough match for us. All players must be 100 per cent. We will make our decision tomorrow. We will not be rushed into it. I'm sure you'll be rolling in your beds tonight."

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Jose Fonte, Portugal defender:
(on Wales)

"Wales are a very strong team, they deserve to be here in the semi-finals. They've had a great run. I know a lot of their players. Aside from one or two players, they play in the Premier League. Physically they're very able. They play with a lot of heart. They play for the team. They don't play a typical British style of football. They are technically gifted and have a very high level of performance. We think this is going to be a battle and will be a very tough match. We've prepared for this. I'm not going to tell you what we've done, you can ask our gaffer if you want, but we've done our best to be ready for tomorrow."

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