Brazilian full-back Maicon will play for an amateur team from Veneto, seventh placed in one of the “Italian Serie D”.
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The 39-year-old full-back, with remarkable spells for Inter milan And in Rome, he will resume his career in the fourth division of Italian football.
“I’m fine. Happy to be back in Italy. I’m ready and excited for this new adventure as a player,” said the player, who in 2010 won the treble with Inter Milan.
The former Brazilian national team was at Villa Nova-MG, but left the club after its disqualification in Series D.
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Maicon's team will be the Sona, currently, it is in seventh place in Group B of the Italian Serie D, a regionalized division – and whose group corresponds to teams from Veneto and Lombardy.
“Convincing the player was easier than I imagined,” sporting director Claudio Ferrarese told reporters. “At Sona, we practically trained on Lake Garda – a truly evocative setting and very close to Milan, which Maicon loves so much.”
In addition to 11 trophies with Internazionale, the full-back played for clubs such as Rome, Manchester City e Monaco in Europe and competed in the World cup 2010 and 2014 with the Brazilian Team.
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