SL Benfica has signed a 22 year old Serbian player, making him the 5th confirmed new player for next season.  There was no payment involved, but the player comes from a second division Serbian team called RAD Belgrado.   He plays both on the right side and on the center of the defense.  But Benfica already has a couple of players (playing on loan for other squads) that could have done the job just as well.  I question the reasoning behind Benfica signing a player like this, especially for a four year deal.  I doubt that he will see more than hand full of minutes playing for the main squad, but I hope I can look back at this post and say how mistaken I was.

On a side note, Cardozo played 70 minutes last night for Paraguay.  Paraguay won 5 - 0 over Colombia in the “Copa America”.  But while Roque Santa Cruz scored a hat-trick, Cardozo was no where to be seen on the field.  Lets hope he is saving himself for Benfica