Official: Belotti joins new club after Benfica, reunites with ex-Porto | OneFootball

Andrea Belotti was, this Monday, September 1st, officially announced as a reinforcement for Cagliari, where he will have Zé Pedro—formerly of Porto, who also moved to Italy in this transfer window—as a teammate. The former Italian international, who became a European champion in 2021, will be managed by Fabio Pisacane.

Andrea Belotti arrived at Benfica in January 2025, coming on loan from Como. However, during his six months with Bruno Lage's team, the striker failed to convince the club’s management, who returned him to Fabregas’ squad.

However, that scenario ended up not materializing and the high salary of the striker is believed to have been the reason for the Minho club’s ‘withdrawal’ from signing the former Benfica forward.

One of the most memorable episodes of Andrea Belotti’s spell at Benfica happened in the Portuguese Cup final, against Sporting. In the final minutes of regular time, the striker was assaulted by Matheus Reis, who kicked him in the head, but the referee awarded a free kick in favor of the… lions.

Wearing the Benfica shirt, Andrea Belotti—valued at 2 million euros—played 24 matches: 14 in Liga Portugal Betclic, four in the Portuguese Cup, four in the Champions League, and two in the Club World Cup. In the 832 minutes he was on the pitch, the former Italian international scored four goals.

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