Roma Complete Loan Signing Of Portugal’s Oliveira

Portuguese international Sergio Oliveira has joined Roma on a loan from Porto, the Serie A club disclosed this on Wednesday.

In a statement Roma announced that midfielder Oliveira has signed a contract that will allow him play for the club until the end of the season with an option to buy, without specifying the fee for either transaction.

“Roma have always shown a real interest in me and now I want to try and immediately help the team to achieve all its targets and continue to develop the right mentality,” said Oliveira to the club’s website

The 29-year-old has spent most of his career with Porto, where he has bagged two league titles and last season scored 20 goals in all competitions.

This year he netted five times for Sergio Conceicao’s team, who are three points ahead of Sporting Lisbon at the top of the Portuguese Primeira Liga, before making the switch to Italy on Wednesday.