Cruzeiro acquires Uruguay defender Victorino

Cruzeiro acquires Uruguay defender Victorino

Published Feb. 2, 2011 2:33 p.m. ET

Cruzeiro says it has acquired Uruguay defender Mauricio Victorino from Universidad de Chile.

The Brazilian club says it is paying $2 million (?1.4 million) for the player, who was a starter for Uruguay at the World Cup in South Africa.

Cruzeiro says it is signing the 28-year-old Victorino on a four-year contract.

Victorino previously also played for Uruguay's Nacional and Mexico's Veracruz.

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Uruguay defensive midfielder Egidio Arevalo recently joined Botafogo, which also has striker Sebastian "El Loco" Abreu on its squad.

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