Cufré completes Monaco move
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
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Defender Leandro Cufré has joined AS Monaco FC on a three-year contract from AS Roma, five years to the day since he moved to Italy from his native Argentina.
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Argentina defender Leandro Cufré has joined AS Monaco FC from AS Roma, five years to the day since he moved to Italy from his homeland.
Four caps
A centre-half by trade, the 28-year-old has been deployed at left-back during most of his time in Serie A, which included a season on loan at AC Siena in 2003/04. He has signed a three-year contract but no fee has been announced. Cufré, who arrived at Roma in a €3m deal from CD Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, has won four caps and appeared against the Netherlands in the recent FIFA World Cup.