Corinthians signs Chile midfielder Maldonado

Corinthians signs Chile midfielder Maldonado

Published May. 22, 2013 4:05 p.m. ET

Corinthians says it has signed Chile midfielder Claudio Maldonado until the end of the year.

Maldonado, a regular in the Chilean national team during the past decade, has been undergoing treatment at the Brazilian club to recover from a serious left knee injury.

The 33-year-old defensive midfielder was with Flamengo until the end of 2012 but didn't play regularly because of the injury.

Corinthians is the defending club world champion.

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Also Wednesday, Sao Paulo state club Portuguesa says it has signed 23-year-old Argentine midfielder Marcelo Canete on loan from Sao Paulo until the end of the year.

Canete was signed by Sao Paulo in 2011 but didn't play often.

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