Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC have signed Brazilian striker Thiago Cunha as a replacement for Argentine Gaston Sangoy, who was ruled out of the tournament after suffering an injury.
Sangoy had not featured for a single minute in the competition but Cunha is viewed as a worthy replacement by Mumbai coach Alexandre Guimares, "While losing Gaston to injury was a big blow, in Thiago we have found a great replacement. He has a brilliant goal scoring record and we are confident he is going to be a big asset to the club in the remainder of the season," Guimaraes was quoted as saying in an ESPN report.
The 31-year-old Cunha has been a journeyman footballer, playing for nine clubs in Brazil before moving to Thailand, amassing 57 goals in total for Chonburi and Port FC between 2012 and 2016. Mumbai scaled to the top of the ISL after their smash-and-grab 1-0 win against Atletico de Kolkata on Tuesday.
