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Leo Silva joins Nagoya from Kashima
Hong Kong: Former AFC Champions League winner Leo Silva has joined Nagoya Grampus from Kashima Antlers, Nagoya announced on Saturday.
The Brazilian, who was a key member of the midfield as Kashima won the continental club championship in 2018, ends a five-season stint with the Ibaraki-based outfit to move to Nagoya.

Leo Silva played 11 times and scored twice in Kashima’s successful AFC Champions League campaign as the J1 League club went on to defeat Persepolis from the Islamic Republic of Iran in the final to win the title for the first time.
 
The 35-year-old joins a Nagoya side that recently announced Kenta Hasegawa would take over as head coach, replacing Massimo Ficcadenti after the Italian guided the club to the quarter-finals of the 2021 AFC Champions League.

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