AS Roma goalkeeper Julio Sergio is joining Lecce this week.
The Brazilian's agent confirmed the move last night.
"We'll close the deal with Lecce this week," agent Alessandro Lucci declared. "It's almost done.
"We wouldn't have had a problem with moving down to Serie B for Sampdoria, but the reality is that there was never any official talks with them."
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