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Udinese part with Barreto Saturday 4 August, 2007

As Udinese prepare to face Coventry City this afternoon, the club has surprisingly handed Paulo Barreto to Serie B outfit Treviso.

Pasquale Marino’s men will take on Coventry in a pre-season friendly without Italian international forwards Antonio Di Natale and Fabio Quagliarella.

Barreto has not made the trip either, as he has been loaned out to Treviso for the 2007-08 campaign.

It is a return for the 22-year-old Brazilian forward, who first came to Italy for Treviso in 2002 when they were in Serie C1.

In the last two seasons he has made 53 top flight appearances for Udinese, scoring eight goals.

It was a surprising decision, but not a permanent one, as Udinese confirmed in the same meeting he extended his contract with the Friuli outfit until 2012.

Treviso have also sold Uruguayan central defender Carlos Adrian Valdez Suarez to Reggina, where he has penned a five-year deal.

Reggina transferred midfielder Daniele Amerini to Serie B side Frosinone.

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