Lisbon, Portugal (My Sportsbook) - Portugal midfielder Armando Petit withdrew from the squad due to a thigh injury.

Petit suffered the injury last weekend in SuperLiga action. The 28-year-old Benfica midfielder will miss Saturday's home game against Luxembourg and Wednesday's road contest in Russia.

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari did not name a replacement for Petit.

The Portuguese team is currently atop Group 3 with 20 points from eight matches. Slovakia is second with 18 points after nine games.

The complete Portuguese squad is:

GOALKEEPERS:

Ricardo Pereira (Sporting Lisbon)

Quim Silva (Benfica)

DEFENDERS:

Alex (Wolfsburg)

Jorge Andrade (Deportivo La Coruna)

Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea)

Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea)

Nuno Valente (Everton)

Fernando Meira (Stuttgart)

Marco Caneira (Valencia)

MIDFIELDERS:

Costinha (Dinamo Moscow)

Deco (Barcelona)

Luis Figo (Inter Milan)

Joao Moutinho (Sporting Lisbon)

Maniche Ribeiro (Dinamo Moscow)

FORWARDS:

Luis Boa Morte (Fulham)

Pedro Pauleta (PSG)

Helder Postiga (Porto)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

Simao Sabrosa (Benfica)