On his way to the 200 games for FC Porto, Pepe is already rolling up his sleeves and urges his teammates to follow him with enthusiasm so that the Porto team presents its best version in the Azores, tomorrow, against Santa Clara, to meet this passionate intensity requested all the time by Sérgio Conceição. Pepe is such a notable professional who, at 38, is unsurpassed at FC Porto and in the Seleção, an example of unparalleled dedication for young footballers around the world.
The coach called him “fabulous professional” in a recent preview and he knows that with Pepe on the field, it’s halfway there so that there are no breaks in concentration in the individual and collective sphere. The captain of dragons embraces any game as if it were life or death, the most decisive of the season and his words, every cry and every gesture, cover the field with extraordinary amplitude and influence, echoing in the heads of all his teammates.
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