“Yes, he has an injury. Four to six weeks [out], yes. It happens during the season and some of our best players have also been out for a few months. It is what it is and we have other players available”, said coach Pep Guardiola, in a press conference.

On Tuesday, Dias was replaced at half-time in the match against Peterborough.

The 25-year-old central defender is one of the indisputable players for the Portuguese coach, Fernando Santos, but, most likely, he will not recover in time to join the team, which faces the Turks at Estádio do Dragão, in Porto.

If Turkey wins, Portugal will go on to the final of path C of the play-offs, facing, five days later, the winner of the clash between Italy, European champions, and North Macedonia.