Portugal received a huge boost ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2016 final showdown with France when central defender Pepe trained with his team mates and appeared to be injury-free.
The Brazilian-born defender missed the semi-final win over Wales on Wednesday because of a thigh problem and had trained separately on Friday.
There were fears that he would miss the final, which would severely dent Portugal’s hopes of upsetting the hosts at the Stade de France.
But 33-year-old Real Madrid defender Pepe took a full part in the 15 minute section of Saturday's workout which was open to the media.
Pepe, sent off against Germany in the 2014 World Cup, was outstanding in the centre of the Portugal defence in their first five games at the tournament.
Meanwhile, France captain Hugo Lloris says the hosts are determined to give their country a win to savour following a difficult year,
Didier Deschamps' men are looking to follow in the footsteps of the 1984 European Championship-winning side and 1998 World Cup squad by making home advantage count and lifting the trophy on Sunday.
The Stade de France hosts the final - a ground that 240 days earlier was targeted by terrorists during a night of attacks across Paris.
Three bombs were detonated near the ground as France faced Germany in a friendly, killing the bombers and a bystander on a November night when 130 died in a city still reeling from attacks ten months earlier.
The threat of more trouble lingers but Euro 2016 has so far been a chance to escape, and captain Lloris knows how much glory on Sunday would mean to the country.
"Of course we've had some very tough times this year with those tragic events," the Tottenham goalkeeper said.
"But we're even prouder to be on the pitch, to really feel the entire French population behind us, to feel this happiness which is really shared between the players and the French people."
Lloris (above) continued: "That gives us greater strength, it's lovely to see, but we still have that final step to take to really finish this competition in the best possible fashion.
"I think the French people really needed to escape via this competition and sport has this strength to bring people together, to unite people.
"You can see that very clearly - we can see that because we are currently experiencing it.
"But we still have one step to take. It's certainly the hardest one, but it's well worth it to finish in a good way."
Les Bleus head into the final buoyed by Thursday's 2-0 semi-final win against world champions Germany in Marseille.
Watch the Euro 2016 final between France and Portugal on RTÉ One from 6.30 on Sunday
