Thursday 6 June 2013 13:02, UK
Russia travel to Portugal hoping to put speculation over manager Fabio Capello's future aside while taking a huge stride towards World Cup qualification.
Patricio said: "Pepe is very important to us but whoever is in his place will be his equal. "I have also had games without Cristiano Ronaldo and we have won." There is another Group F match taking place, but with no bearing on the qualification positions, as Azerbaijan host Luxembourg in Baku. Neither team have yet won a game with Azerbaijan having collected just three points and Luxembourg a mere two.
