The Seleccao will be without Cristiano Ronaldo for a second successive friendly when they travel to Wembley to face Roy Hodgson's men but the coach is confident in his team
Fernando Santos has faith that Portugal's squad will be able to cope without Cristiano Ronaldo for a second-successive game when they face England at Wembley on Thursday.
Ronaldo missed Sunday's 3-0 victory over Norway due to his participation in Real Madrid's Champions League triumph over rivals Atletico Madrid in Milan, with the superstar forward scoring the decisive penalty to seal their 11th title in Europe's premier competition.
Centre-back Pepe was also in action for Zinedine Zidane's men and he too will not feature against England as the pair are given time off ahead of Portugal's Euro 2016 opener against Iceland on June 14.
Head coach Santos is confident the remaining 21 players at his disposal are capable of getting the job done and believes it is time to prove Portugal can compete without talisman Ronaldo.
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