2007–08 season, Páez eventually spent the 2008–09 season on loan with CD Fátima where he participated in the 2008–09 Segunda Divisão and was registered with the number No. 9. On 24 August 2008, Páez debuted in the 2008–09 Segunda Divisão in a 2–1 away victory against Tourizense, where he was substituted onto the field in the 72nd minute for Miguel Neves. On 19 October 2008, Páez debuted in the 2008–09 Taça de Portugal in a 1–1 draw against C.D. Feirense, scoring a penalty in the 1st minute of the match to give Fátima a 1–0 lead. CD Fátima went on to win the match 4–1 on penalties. On October 25, 2008, Páez scored his first goals for CD Fátima, a double, in a 3–2 away victory against CD Operário. Páez scored a penalty in the 58th minute to tie the scores level at 2–2 and then scored the winner in the 92nd minute. Two weeks later, Páez made his second appearance in the 2008–09 Taça de Portugal during a 1–0 loss against CD Cinfães on November 9, 2008. Páez was substituted onto the field in the 80th minute for Vasco Varão. Páez scored his third league goal in a 1–1 away draw against Monsanto on December 14, 2008. He scored via penalty in the 50th minute of the match to level the scores. His fourth league goal came in a 4–1 away victory, again against Monsanto on March 29, 2009. Páez had scored a 27th-minute penalty to give CD Fátima a 2–0 lead. CD Fátima had finished in first place of their category, Série C, and qualified for the Championship Playoffs. On May 24, 2008, Páez was substituted onto the field for Ismael Gaúcho in the 60th minute and scored CD Fátima's fourth goal in the 70th minute in their 4–1 second-leg semi-final play-off victory against Carregado. CD Fátima won the tie 5–2 on aggregate and progressed to the final. During the final, Páez scored CD Fátima's second goal in the 45th minute in their 2–1 victory against G.D. Chaves on May 5, 2009. CD Fátima gained promotion to the Segunda Liga for the 2009–10 season as Páez had made 26 appearances and scored 7 goals in all competitions. Tacuary 2010 season Loan to Gallipoli Calcio During the 2010 winter transfer window, Páez joined Italian Serie B club Gallipoli Calcio on a 6-month loan period. Return to Tacuary Upon returning