Portuguese pair delve into unknown
Friday, July 22, 2005
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Portuguese UEFA Cup hopefuls SC Braga and Vitória FC have signed untried players from Argentina and France.
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Bevacqua move
Braga have secured Argentinian striker Maximiliano Bevacqua on loan from CA San Lorenzo de Almagro. Curiously, the 25-year-old has never appeared for the side he joined in his teens, spending his entire career on loan at clubs in Argentina's second tier. A record of 51 goals in the past three seasons – most of them headers – has convinced Braga coach Jesualdo Ferreira to make his move.
French goalkeeper
Vitória also welcome a new arrival after French goalkeeper Fabien Farnolle joined from FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The 20-year-old impressed coach Luís Norton de Matos during a one-week trial and the Setubal-based Portuguese Cup holders have decided to sign him permanently. Like Bevacqua, Farnolle has never played top-flight football.
Tiero woe
The mood is less celebratory in Guimaraes, however, after Ghanaian forward William Tiero broke a bone in his foot during Vitória SC's friendly against FC Felgueiras. He is now likely to miss Guimarães's UEFA Cup first-round tie in September.
