Botafogo confirmed the signing of the experienced 33-year-old Argentine defender who arrived at the Rio de Janeiro club on loan from Internacional
THE Botafogo it’s really not for fun in this Mercado da Bola! This Tuesday, the 12th, the team officially announced the signing of the Argentine defender Victor Cuesta, who is now 33 years old. He arrives at the Rio de Janeiro club on loan from the International and signed a valid contract with Fogão until the end of the current 2022 season.
This contract period, including, will be the same in which Glorioso will be responsible for paying the defender’s salaries. With no room in the Internacional squad, Cuesta had already made public his desire to be able to play for the Rio team one day, and had the transfer confirmed on Monday, 11, and the announcement on social media made just a day later.
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In his second season for the Rio Grande do Sul club, the defender was elected the best in his category at the 2018 Brasileirão, at the age of 31. Despite this, he couldn’t keep up the same rhythm the following year and ended up losing space in the team little by little. In 2019, Colorado was even reported to FIFA by Independiente for not paying the agreed amounts.
Victor Cuesta began his career in the youth categories of Sarandí Arsenal, where he also played professional football. In Argentina, he was still able to defend the colors of the independent, Defense and Justice and Huracan. In 2017, he was sold to Internacional for US$1.5 million, 50% of the player’s economic rights.
At Botafogo, the player arrives to reinforce the squad on his return to Série A of the Brasileirão and in the John Textor, which does not stop investing its resources in new names to leverage the team this season. At 33 years old, Cuesta will have to fight for his spot in the starting lineup with Kanu, carli, Philippe Sampaio, Saraviaamong other names.
El Patrón has to have an office 👔🔥 pic.twitter.com/GpauVSODDt
— Botafogo FR (@Botafogo) April 12, 2022
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