Portuguesa confirm Gabriel Pires leaves for a Série A side | OneFootball

Portuguesa officially announced this Wednesday the departure of midfielder Gabriel Pires. The 32-year-old player accepted an offer from a Série A club in the Brazilian Championship, which agreed to pay the release clause.

According to the club, the board offered to match the proposal to keep the midfielder, as well as proposing a long-term contract, but he chose to leave Lusa.

“We did everything possible to keep Gabriel and made him an offer above the standard for Série D. But we respect his wish to leave and wish him good luck in the next stage of his career,” explained Tadeu Oliveira Júnior, vice president of football at Portuguesa.

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Gabriel Pires’ Numbers for Portuguesa

Gabriel Pires joined Canindé this season, starting for Lusa in all nine games played in the Paulistão, scoring one goal and providing one assist.

Marcelo Freitas Loaned to Caxias-RS

Portuguesa also announced the loan of midfielder Marcelo Freitas to Caxias do Sul, with the deal valid until the end of the Série C of the Brazilian Championship.

Marcelo joined the red-green squad in June last year, coming from football in the United Arab Emirates, and wore the shirt in five games, scoring two goals.

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