Diego Cavalieri signed for Liverpool on 11th July 2008 for a fee of around £3 millio from Brazillian side Palmeiras. He made his debut a day later against Tranmere, and has featured in many of the Reds’ early pre-season games. Despite taking the squad number 1, he is expected to act as back-up for Pepe Reina.
During his time in Brazil, he made 104 appearences for Palmeiras, helping them to become Brazilian Série B champions in 2003, aswell as the Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State Championship) winner in 2008. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both brazilian and Italian passports.
Sam Dukes, Aug, 2008
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