Eliminated from the Paulista Series A2 in the quarter-finals, Locomotive Turns its attention to Series C, a competition it hasn’t competed in since 2002. Access to Series D was achieved last year against Sousa and the Grená team still finished runner-up in the competition. After the state championship, the squad was reformulated. Six players left and seven reinforcements were hired, such as strikers Victor Andrade, Portuguesa’s standout player in Paulistão, and Carlão, top scorer and chosen A2 star for Noroeste. Vinícius Bergantin’s team also gained defender Maycon, ex-Noroeste, left-back Igor Fernandes, ex-Santo André and midfielders Juninho, ex-Inter de Limeira, Ricardinho, ex-Portuguesa, and Zé Mateus, ex -Saint Andrew.
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