Santos presents midfielder Tomás Rincón, captain of Venezuela

O saints has a new midfielder for the dispute of the second round of the Brazilian Championship. After failing to release Diego Pituca from Japan’s Kashima Antlers, the club moved on to its plan B and closed with the experienced Venezuelan Tomás Rinconaged 35, who was in Sampdoria, Italy.

With a video of shots of a lot of “fight” for the ball from the reinforcement and also with him appearing in the area to score goals, either for the club or for the national team, Santos announced that the “Venezuelan captain has arrived.”

“Santos Futebol Clube agreed this Wednesday (16) to hire midfielder Tomás Rincón. Captain and one of the main references of the Venezuelan national team, the athlete arrives at Peixe after 14 years in European football, where he played last season for Sampdoria , from Italy, and signs a contract until the end of 2024”, announced the club.

Rincón hails from San Cristobal, Venezuela, and got his start with Zamora FC. After spending time at Deportivo Táchira, he transferred to Hamburg, Germany, in 2009. In 2014, he signed with Genoa, went to Juventus in 2017, and still defended Torino and Sampdoria.

The defensive midfielder is the team’s sixth reinforcement in the fight against relegation in the Brasileirão. Before, the club had already signed left-back Dodô, midfielder Jean Lucas, striker Julio Furch, defender João Basso and midfielder Nonato.

In addition to signing the contract and showing off the new shirt, Tomás Rincón spoke a lot with coach Diego Aguirre at CT Rei Pelé this Wednesday. He still gave a warm hug to compatriot Soteldo.