FC Porto gear up for Stuttgart, Thiago Silva remains the big question mark | OneFootball

After the day off granted on Monday by Francesco Farioli, the FC Porto squad returns to training this Tuesday at the CTFD Jorge Costa, in Olival. At the start of preparations for the decisive match against Stuttgart, scheduled for Thursday at 8:00 PM, the main question is the availability of Thiago Silva.

In mourning for the death of his mother on Saturday, the experienced defender missed Sunday's match against Moreirense, and his inclusion in the options to face the Germans is uncertain.

The club applied a procedure with the Brazilian international similar to the one followed in the case of Borja Sainz, which occurred just over two weeks ago. Thiago will return to training when he feels ready, given the extremely delicate situation he is going through, which even led his wife, Belle, to travel immediately to Portugal. The same approach applies to the Europa League match.

Regarding medical conditions, no new developments are expected in this Tuesday's session. Pepê left the match the day before yesterday with cramps but does not raise concern. It remains to be seen if Martim Fernandes will be at one hundred percent, after playing the full 90 minutes and continuing to deal with persistent plantar fasciitis.

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