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Former Atletico Madrid and Chelsea striker Diego Costa has signed for Brazilian league leaders Atletico Mineiro, the Belo Horizonte-based membership introduced on Sunday.
The 32-year-old arrives as a free agent after his contract with Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid ended final June.
Costa made simply seven appearances final season, scoring twice. His final style of motion got here on December 22, 2020, when he changed Luis Suarez within the 87th minute of a 2-0 victory towards Actual Sociedad in La Liga.
That marked the top of his second spell with Atletico Madrid, having spent three years with Chelsea within the center.
Born in Lagarto, Costa made two appearances in friendlies for his native Brazil earlier than switching nationality and taking part in 24 instances for Spain.
He’ll reinforce an assault that already has Hulk, Eduardo Sasha, Chilean Eduardo Vargas, Venezuelan Jefferson Savarino and Argentinian Ignacio Fernandez.
Atletico Mineiro presently lead the Brazilian league and face River Plate within the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals.
The Brazilians gained 1-0 in Buenos Aires and can host the Argentines on Wednesday within the second leg.
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