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Botafogo deny bid for former Uruguay striker
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil’s Botafogo denied reports of a move to sign former Uruguay international striker Loco Abreu.
The 38-year-old had triggered speculation of a return to his former team when he met with Botafogo officials in Montevideo last week, reported Xinhua.
“There is no plan for Loco Abreu to return,” the Rio de Janeiro club’s football manager Antonio Lopes told reporters Friday.
“His name hasn’t been mentioned in our discussions.”
Abreu represented Botafogo from 2010 to 2012 and became a favourite among fans after leading the club to the Rio de Janeiro state title in his first season.
He is a free agent after ending his contract with Argentina’s Rosario Central earlier this month.
Botafogo will play in Brazil’s Serie B this year after finishing second-last in the top division in 2014.
The two-time Serie A champions last month replaced coach Vagner Mancini with Rene Simoes, who guided Jamaica to their first World Cup in 1998.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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