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Portugal are hopeful Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit for Saturday's quarter-final clash with England after he had a scan on his injured thigh.
The Manchester United winger had to be substituted in the first half of Sunday's second-round win against Portugal following a reckless challenge from Holland defender Khalid Boulahrouz. He then had to sit out a light training session by the squad on Monday morning but is expected to return to training later in the week.
"Ronaldo has just had a scan, he's got muscular swelling in his thigh and we hope that it will ease," said the Portugal's team doctor Henrique Jones. "He's having medication and he will have two daily treatments."
He added: "He could begin to run on Wednesday and train on Thursday or Friday with more intensity. We are hopeful that he will recover."
Ronaldo's availability will be crucial to coach Luiz Felipe Scolari as he is already without fellow midfielders Costinha and Deco for the England clash through suspension.
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