With Copa do Brasil in sight, revisit Veríssimo’s journey back to Santos | OneFootball

The main center-back for Santos during his first stint, Lucas Veríssimo is back with the Peixe. Announced last Tuesday, he arrives to be the great pillar of the team's defense, which has faced criticism since last season. To achieve this, the defender is looking to put to use the experience he has gained in recent years, during which he was even considered for a call-up to the 2022 World Cup.

In his last season with Santos, in 2020, he suffered the disappointment of finishing as runner-up in the Libertadores, losing to Palmeiras 1-0 in the final—his last match for the Baixada Santista team before transferring to Benfica.

On Portuguese soil, he played for the Eagles for three years, totaling 41 matches. In 2021, he was called up to the Brazilian National Team and even took the field twice, being one of the names considered for the 2022 World Cup.

However, in November, when he had also been called up for the Seleção, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament and was cut from the squad, as well as ruled out of the World Cup tournament in Qatar.

After recovering, he lost his place at Benfica and returned to Brazil in mid-2023, when he signed with rivals Corinthians. He played 18 matches for Timão, becoming one of the key pieces in the team's defense, but at the end of his loan in January 2024, he transferred to Al-Duhail in Qatar, spending two years at the club before moving to Al-Wakrah, the club he was with before returning to Santos.

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