loan contract with Serie A newcomer Lecce on the following day, with a buyout clause of about . He also obtained Italian nationality though ancestry in order to by-pass the non-EU policy of FIGC. Gustavo made his Serie A debut on 12 September 2010, starting in a 1–0 home win against Fiorentina. He finished the campaign with 24 appearances (19 starts), as his side narrowly avoided relegation. On 2 July 2011, Gustavo returned to Brazil and signed an 18-month contract with Botafogo, and extended his contract with Desportivo Brasil until December 2012. He only started in nine matches in 2011, and was subsequently released in December. In January 2012 Gustavo was loaned to Portuguesa. After appearing sparingly during the year's Campeonato Paulista, he appeared regularly in the national league, with Lusa finishing only one position above the relegation places. Gustavo was released in January 2013, and joined Chinese Super League side Qingdao Jonoon in the following month. In April of the following year he moved to second-tier team Paraná, and after appearing regularly joined fierce rivals Atlético Paranaense. Honours Paraná Campeonato Paranaense: 2006 Palmeiras Campeonato Paulista: 2008 References External links 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Campinas Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian footballers Association football central defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Guarani FC players Goiás Esporte Clube players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Associação Atlética Coruripe players Paraná Clube players Desportivo Brasil players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Club Athletico Paranaense players Esporte Clube Bahia players Avaí FC players PFC Levski Sofia players FC Dynamo Moscow reserves players FC Schalke 04 players Serie A players U.S. Lecce players Chinese Super League players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. (1990) players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in China