Holders miss defensive duo
Monday, September 27, 2004
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FC Porto will be without first-choice full-backs Giourkas Seitaridis and Nuno Valente against Chelsea FC.
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No improvement
Greek international Seitaridis has failed to recover from the leg muscle injury that sidelined him for Saturday's league win at Vitória SC. Seitaridis underwent treatment for the problem on Monday. Meanwhile, Portuguese international Nuno Valente, is still recuperating after sustaining a partial knee fracture in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Latvia earlier this month.
Likely choice
Porto coach Víctor Fernández - who confronts his predecessor José Mourinho in the Group H fixture at Stamford Bridge - should therefore deploy Bosingwa and Ricardo Costa at right and left-back respectively.