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Universidad de Concepción president: 'We also had the chance to bring in Vozinha'
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Universidad de Concepción president: 'We also had the chance to bring in Vozinha'

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Universidad de Concepción president Agustín Lorenzetti revealed the club had the chance to sign goalkeeper Vozinha.
  • Lorenzetti encountered Vozinha's agent in Tokyo, who offered the player before he joined Colo Colo.
  • The club did not pursue Vozinha as reinforcing the goalkeeper position was not a priority at the time.

Agustín Lorenzetti, president of Universidad de Concepción, disclosed that the Chilean club had an opportunity to sign Cape Verdean goalkeeper Vozinha before he joined Colo Colo. Lorenzetti encountered Vozinha's agent in Tokyo during an event in late April or early May. The agent offered the goalkeeper, who was set to become a free agent from his Portuguese team.

If you need a goalkeeper, I have the one from Cape Verde who will be free from his team in Portugal and is available.

— Vozinha's agentVozinha's agent offered the goalkeeper to Universidad de Concepción president Agustín Lorenzetti.

Lorenzetti stated that the agent said, "If you need a goalkeeper, I have the one from Cape Verde who will be free from his team in Portugal and is available." He added, "So we also had the chance to bring in Vozinha."

So we also had the chance to bring in Vozinha.

— Agustín LorenzettiUniversidad de Concepción president Agustín Lorenzetti on the opportunity to sign Vozinha.

However, Universidad de Concepción did not pursue the signing. Lorenzetti explained that at the time, the club's priority was not to reinforce the goalkeeper position. He reflected, "Things happen for a reason. Bringing in Vozinha was a coin toss. Jorge 'Fatu' Broun is a great goalkeeper and a mentor to the young players."

Things happen for a reason. Bringing in Vozinha was a coin toss. Jorge 'Fatu' Broun is a great goalkeeper and a mentor to the young players.

— Agustín LorenzettiUniversidad de Concepción president Agustín Lorenzetti explaining why the club did not sign Vozinha.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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