Official! Liedson’s brother leaves Sporting, heads to Turin | OneFootball

Torino, from Serie A, announced on Tuesday the signing of Sandro Nascimento, a young Portuguese midfielder, aged 19, from Sporting. Through an official statement, the Turin club revealed "that it has definitively acquired the signing rights" of the young attacking midfielder.

Sandro Nascimento thus ends an eight-year association with Sporting, as had already been reported, having joined in 2018 from Benfica. The left-footer, who is the brother of Liedson (a modest 20-year-old footballer who played for clubs like Águias de Camarate and Portela), reached the under-23 level last season, and this season scored two goals and provided one assist in 10 official matches.

"Today marks the end of a very special chapter in my life. After eight years of training, the time has come to say goodbye to Sporting Clube de Portugal. These were years of learning, growth, sacrifices, achievements, and also difficult moments — all of which were essential in shaping me as a player and, above all, as a person. I carry with me the values this club taught me from day one: hard work, ambition, respect, and never giving up", wrote the young player on his social media.

Another player representing Torino is Franco Israel. The former Sporting goalkeeper, who was part of the team that won two National Championships in the last two seasons, was sold to the Turin club for 4.5 million euros, and will be the new teammate of Sandro Nascimento.

At the moment, the under-23 team is in eighth and last place in the championship qualifying phase with only one point. The green and white emblem will return to the field on Tuesday, February 10th, against Leixões, at 3:00 PM, in Matosinhos.

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