only played once in the Primeira Liga, when he replaced a suspended Luisão in a visit to Penafiel on 7 May. According to Record, his league debut was disappointing, because he allowed N'Doye to score the winning goal for Penafiel. After the season ended, he complained about his low playing time and said: "I will look for a club where I can play. To stay like this I rather not return". In July, Luís moved to Olympique de Marseille in season-long loan, with a buyout clause set at €6 million. At the end of season, Marseille opted not to exercise their buyout clause and he returned to Benfica. Cruzeiro Out of the plans for the new season, on 31 August 2006, Benfica sold him to Cruzeiro for a fee rumoured to be €1.5 million. He made his debut for Cruzeiro on 17 September, in a one-nil win against Palmeiras, and quickly established himself in the first team. However, in March 2007, Luís attracted some controversy, when he first attacked André from América Mineiro, and a few days later, head-butted a referee in a match with Ipatinga. Despite facing a penalty of 240 days of suspension, Cruzeiro managed to reduce the sentence to just four games. This controversy affected his chances at Cruzeiro, and he missed the entire Brasileirão. In December, he rescinded his contract with Cruzeiro, and signed a one-year deal with Botafogo. Botafogo His first game for Botafogo was on 9 March 2008 with Volta Redonda, and his first goal was in the next match with Duque de Caxias. However, he soon got into more controversy. In a match with Náutico on 1 June 2008, Luís, already booked, made a tackle on Ruy and was sent-off. As he left the pitch towards his bench, he insulted Náutico's fans and kicked a bottle of Gatorade towards them. He was reprimanded by a police officer, which he responded by insulting her. The officer tried to put him under arrest and major brawl started, with Luís escaping for the locker-room, where barricaded himself. He was eventually arrested and brought to the police station, where he negotiated his release after paying 25 minimum wages to a cancer hospital. Five months later, he was again involved in another controversy; on a Copa Sudamericana match with Estudiantes de La Plata and after making a tackle, referee Carlos Chandía was about to show him his second