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Benfica surprised everyone on the last day of the transfer market by signing Federico Coletta. According to the latest information, the Club of Light will have paid 1 million euros for the young prodigy from Roma, with the historic Italian emblem retaining a significant portion of a future profit.

Beyond the amount paid by Benfica to Roma for Federico Coletta, the Italians kept 30% of a future profit up to a maximum value of 6 million euros. Despite being a high percentage, the Club of Light 'limits' the damage, in case the athlete has a meteoric rise.

In the first phase, Federico Coletta will join the works of Benfica's B team, led by Nélson Veríssimo. However, the goal of the young international for the youth ranks of Italy is to assert himself in Bruno Lage's team. It remains to be seen if he will have opportunities from the Portuguese coach in this regard.

The potential of Federico Coletta is huge and this market move by Benfica surprised everyone. In 2024, the player joined the prestigious list of The Guardian newspaper of the most promising young people in European football, being compared to Davide Frattesi, Italian international from Inter.

With the Roma jersey, last season, Federico Coletta played 36 matches for the juniors, having scored 11 times, demonstrating a huge scoring vein for a midfielder. The athlete is one of the great hopes of Italian football for the coming years of the Selection.

Check out a great goal by Federico Coletta:

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