Portugal have confirmed that Bernardo Silva will miss their World Cup qualifying clash against Ireland this week due to an injury.
Silva, who is enjoying a superb season with Manchester City, was unable to take part in training with his international team-mates on Monday with muscle issues.
Yesterday, he was absent once again for their session - and boss Fernando Santos has now confirmed that Silva's 'muscle complaints' have ruled him out.
He did, however, also insist that Portugal are hopeful of being able to play Silva for their final qualifier against Serbia this weekend, in a major boost for City.