The bianconeri had torn him from Milan in 2021, but, also due to a serious injury, in Italy he had never broken through. Now instead at Cruzeiro …
Reborn. Do you remember Kaio Jorge? In 2021 he had been the protagonist of a market derby between Milan and Juve, won by the bianconeri, but despite the great expectations that had accompanied him from a very young age (when the little star was in the youth of the Santos), in Italy he was unable to break through. Less than a year after his return to Brazil, however, his life has completely changed. So much so that now, with the Cruzeiro shirt, he leads the ranking of the gunners and has removed Gabigol’s place in the team.
Kaio Jorge top scorer in Brazil
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“You can see that he is awake,” Max Allegri had said to him after making him debut in a derby against Turin. The first of 11 appearances (especially the Spezzoni) in black and white, for a total of 113 ‘, until the bad luck puts the hand in it: on February 23, 2022, Kaio Jorge suffered a very serious injury (the breakdown of the root tendon in the match with the Next Gen against the Pro Patria), which forces him to a long rehabilitation. Kaio, however, does not give up and reappears to Juve fans in the summer of 2024 with a hat -trick in the friendly family. The subsequent loan to Frosinone (3 goals in 22 appearances) does not give him the re -launched relaunch and, thus, last summer the bianconeri decide to sell it for 7.2 million to the Cruzeiro. In Belo Horizonte, the city that saw Ronaldo phenomenon take the first steps as a professional footballer, after a soft start now Kaio Jorge seems reborn: 11 goals in 12 games played (with two braces and a hat -trick), first place in the league on par with Flamengo and placed as a headquarters blown to Gabigol. At 23, the lost time can still be abundantly recovering. Some European clubs (Bayer Leverkusen above all has already started to inquire about him. Juve is also at the window, which still boasts 30% of the future resale.