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The side player who was at Bahia had problems there and has a new chance at Tricolor (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram)

MARCIO MONTEIRO

@avantmtricolor

São Paulo continues to strengthen its youth categories, especially the under-20s, and has hired three more reinforcements for Cotia. These are the right back Lucyan, ex-Bahia, the midfielder Guilherme Brito, from Flamengo, and the Ecuadorian forward Didier, coming from Emelec.

The first is the most famous, but already involved in controversies.Lucyan was champion of the Libertadores and the U-20 World Cup when he still played for Flamengo, in 2024. He was hired by Bahia for a hefty fee in March of this year and signed a contract until 2027, with a termination clause of 100 million euros (about R$ 630 million) for foreign clubs.

At Bahia, however, he stayed for only five months and his departure was officially confirmed by the club on August 13th: "Esporte Clube Bahia SAF informs the release of right-back Lucyan. The U-20 team player arrived at the club in March 2025 and played 16 matches for the Pivetes de Aço".

The local press, however, looked into the mysterious end of the agreement between the parties, and disciplinary problems of the young athlete would have been the main reason for the dismissal of the 19-year-old side player.

According to the Bahia News portal, Lucyan's dismissal occurred due to disciplinary problems within the northeastern club. He received two red cards and three yellow cards during 15 games in the base.

According to the site, frequent expulsions combined with acts of indiscipline were gradually reducing the young player's space in the team, and Bahia assessed that the side player's actions were hindering the performance and evolution of other young people from the club's youth categories.

He therefore gets a new chance at São Paulo, with whom he signed a contract until June 2028, with a termination clause of 80 million euros.

Another name that becomes a reinforcement in Cotia is midfielder Guilherme Brito, ex-Flamengo, who also plays as a right back or wing. The 18-year-old has even played with the club's professionals in 2025.

The youngest reinforcement is Didier Rodriguez, a 16-year-old attacking midfielder, who comes from Emelec, from Ecuador. The promise turns 17 this coming September, and at Tricolor he will already play with the U-20 team.

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