He Inter Miami of Lionel Messi announced this Tuesday the hiring of the midfielder of the national team Paraguay Matias Rojaswho arrives free after leaving the Corinthians Brazilian.
Rojas, 28, committed until the end of this MLS season, although Inter will have the option to renew him for two more seasons.
“He is a skilled player who has experience at both the club and national team levels whose versatility we believe will help the team,” the franchise’s sporting director, Chris Henderson, said in a statement.
Inter, which leads the Eastern Conference with 18 points from 10 games, closed this operation on the last day of the current MLS transfer window.
The arrival of Rojas is a relief for the coach Gerardo Martinowho has had to deal with numerous injuries, the last of which was also to Paraguayan Diego Gómez.
The talented midfielder, top scorer in the last South American pre-Olympic tournament, will be out for about six weeks due to a sprained ankle suffered on Saturday.
Inter’s casualty list also includes Spanish full-back Jordi Alba and Argentine midfielder Federico Redondo.
Rojas played 30 games with Corinthians since landing in Brazil in June 2023 from Racing, a club he joined after experiences at Cerro Porteño, Lanús and Defensa y Justicia.
With the Paraguayan national team he has 18 international matches and was part of the squad that competed in the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.
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