Corinthians Announces Second Reinforcement: Lucas Verissimo on Loan from Benfica

Corinthians is close to announcing the second reinforcement in this transfer window: the defender Lucas Verissimowhich was also in the sights of Flamengo .

In the last few hours, the alvinegra board agreed conditions with Benfica, from Portugal, to hire the 28-year-old player on loan.

1 of 1 Lucas Veríssimo will join Corinthians on loan — Photo: Getty Images Lucas Veríssimo will join Corinthians on loan — Photo: Getty Images

Lucas Veríssimo will sign a one-year contract with Corinthians. The amounts are still kept confidential.

The information was initially reported by “SBT” and confirmed by ge.

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Corinthians has been eyeing a defender for a few months and had already considered Lucas Veríssimo in the past.

Revealed by Santos, the defender was sold to Benfica in 2021, reached the Brazilian national team and was well quoted to go to the World Cup in Qatar. However, he was hampered by a serious knee injury and was out of action for almost a year.

Last season he only played eight games.

Until then, the only reinforcement from Corinthians in the middle of the year was the Paraguayan midfielder Matías Rojas, formerly of Racing. Before, at the beginning of the year, Matheus Bidu, Romero and Chrystian Barletta arrived at the club.

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2023-07-24 04:18:45
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