Chelsea midfielder Deco could play for Portugal this weekend against Sweden.
Deco is set for an amazing return to action just weeks after the club's interim coach Guus Hiddink hinted that a hamstring problem could have finished his season.
Portugal are now confident Deco will be fit for international duty on Saturday when Carlos Queiroz's men face a crunch 2010 World Cup qualifier against Sweden.
They had looked set to be without Deco's talents after he collected a new hamstring injury during the first half of Chelsea's recent clash with Manchester City.
However, the problem is not as serious as first feared and Deco could return to action for his country.
"There is a very good chance he will be able to play against Sweden," Portugal's doctor Henrique Jones told Aftonbladet.
"He feels good after the training he has done and it looks really promising that he will be fit for Saturday."