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Cape Town - Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has likened new signing Ricardo dos Santos Nascimento to defender Thabo Nthethe.
Nascimento recently joined the reigning Premiership champions on a three-year deal from Academia in Portugal.
The signing is seen as a move to replace Ramahlwe Mphahlele, who has joined Kaizer Chiefs in the off-season.
Mosimane believes the 29-year-old will add a fresh dimension to the Brazilians' defence.
"Ricardo is an experienced defender, I went to watch him in Portugal and I followed him for a year," Mosimane told the KickOff website.
"He's a typical Thabo Nthethe, but with a left foot, because we want those diagonals (passes) - if you can check our build-up play from left to right.
"Also, at Thabo and Wayne's ages they can never play football for two years, so we have to rotate them."
Nascimento recently joined the reigning Premiership champions on a three-year deal from Academia in Portugal.
The signing is seen as a move to replace Ramahlwe Mphahlele, who has joined Kaizer Chiefs in the off-season.
Mosimane believes the 29-year-old will add a fresh dimension to the Brazilians' defence.
"Ricardo is an experienced defender, I went to watch him in Portugal and I followed him for a year," Mosimane told the KickOff website.
"He's a typical Thabo Nthethe, but with a left foot, because we want those diagonals (passes) - if you can check our build-up play from left to right.
"Also, at Thabo and Wayne's ages they can never play football for two years, so we have to rotate them."
