Pepe to sit out Supercopa

21 August 2012 13:31

Real Madrid will reportedly be without Portugal international Pepe in the Spanish Supercopa match away to Barcelona due to a head injury.

Centre-back Pepe picked up the knock in Real's 1-1 La Liga draw with Valencia last weekend, and spent Sunday night in hospital undergoing a series of tests.

"Normally, with a head injury, we have the player under observation for 24 hours.

"More importantly, we brought him to the hospital where we could carry out the necessary tests, all of which have come out okay," Real club doctor Carlos Diez was quoted as saying on the club's official website.

"He spent Sunday night under observation and everything is very good. We have decided, with the help of Real Madrid's medical services, that the player could be discharged from the hospital without any problem."

Nevetheless, AS has claimed Pepe will not feature in the first leg of the Supercopa tie against arch-rivals Barca at Camp Nou on Thursday.