The athlete arrives at the São Paulo team on loan from Botafogo until the end of the season
The attacker Artur was announced as a reinforcement for São Paulo on Saturday (28) and activities with the cast have already started, at CT da Barra Funda, this Sunday (29). The 28-year-old athlete participated in tactical work promoted by coach Roger Machado, in addition to activities with running stimuli and a collective.
Upon arrival at the São Paulo giant, the player highlighted the presence of former teammates and praised the São Paulo fans. “Roger has always been my friend, we’ve always kept in touch. There are other teammates I played with, like Lucas Ramon, at Londrina. He welcomed me, said that the group is really cool, they are people of character. I’m very happy.”
“Whenever I played against São Paulo, the heat from the fans, who didn’t stop singing, was absurd. It’s always very difficult. Even more so with the unconditional support of the fans playing at home. Many of my São Paulo family members sent me messages, imagining that I would play here.”
With stints at Palmeiras, Bahia, Londrina, Red Bull Bragantino and Zenit-RUS, the athlete arrives at the São Paulo team on loan from Botafogo until the end of the season. At the Rio de Janeiro club, there were ups and downs in just over a year, with ten goals scored in 60 games.
O time tricolor returns to the pitch next Wednesday (01)against Internacional, in the 9th round of the Brazilian Championship, in Beira-Rio. The team is in second place in the competition and is trying to get closer to Palmeiras in the standings. If he is regularized at the IDB, striker Artur has a great chance of making his debut at the club.
“I am very fulfilled. It’s a child’s dream, every athlete dreams of playing for a club as big as São Paulo.”
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