World Pepe will be in 2010

Injuries to a stage prior to the World are virtually the threshold unless invited, leaving out instantly or waiting for a speedy recovery and then return to the game level previously reached.

That is why in mid-December last year, bad news not only for football but also for the selection of Portugal has been a serious injury that Pepe suffered in the game Real Madrid - Valencia.

The diagnosis showed that MRI was more than alarming: anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee, with a low of six months.

He spent the time resting, and Pepe began training so normal, until you received in the last hour his medical discharge, training with normal total alongside fellow Portugal .

While it was already doing workouts with the team led by Carlos Queiroz, he lacked being discharged to confirm a trip to South Africa.

While it still lacks pace of play, the arrival of the Portuguese Pepe adds up to both its tactical plan and the level of collective game.