Cañete is presented at São Paulo.
Argentinian player is another reinforcement for Tricolor for the remainder of the Brazilian Championship.
247 – After some difficulties, São Paulo overcame all stages of the negotiation and presented this Monday the Argentine midfielder Marcelo Cañete, who will now wear the number 14 shirt for Tricolor. Earlier this month, Cañete had already been released by Argentine club Boca Juniors, who loaned midfielder Leandro Gracián to Universidad Católica to finalize the deal. The midfielder was on vacation while awaiting the outcome of the negotiation. Due to this, the player still has no scheduled debut for the São Paulo club. Tricolor paid US$3 million (approximately R$4,7 million) for the midfielder.
When asked about his style, Marcelo Cañete defines himself as a classic midfielder. “I like to always have the ball with me and dictate the pace of the game. I take on opponents and try to put my teammates in front of the goal. That's how I became known in Chile and Argentina.”
Technical sheet
Name: Marcelo Cañete
Position: midfielder
Birthdate: April 16, 1990 - 21 years old
Place of birth: Lugano, Argentina
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 73kg
Clubs: Boca Juniors (2010/2011) and Universidad Católica (2011)