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Deco joined FC Porto from city rivals Salgueiros towards the end of the 1999 season. Porto, at the time,
were in the running to complete their unprecedented 5th consecutive league title. Deco was not forced to "wait in the wings",
rather Fernando Santos trusted his latest Brazilian almost immediately. He did not score a goal in his opening 6 games with
Porto but did begin to show his flair and ball control.
Deco was originally acquried by BENFICA from Corinthinans
Alagoano in Brazil. Benfica felt that they did not need him and loaned him out to their feeder club, Alverca. At Alverca Deco
scored 13 goals and was often the critical figure of the match. Benfica felt that he was not needed and offloaded him to Salgueiros
where FC Porto waisted no time in negociating with their city rivals.
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