In
Yuri Ribeiro (def)(Benfica, on loan), Silvério Silva (def)(Leixões, return from loan), Marcão (def)(Atlético Paranaense, on loan), Francisco Geraldes (mid)(Sporting, on loan), Pelé (mid)(Benfica), Óscar Barreto (mid)(Millionarios, COL), Nuno Santos (mid/att)(Benfica), Gabrielzinho (att)(Linense, BRA), Tasos Karamanos (att)(Panionios, GRE, on loan)
Out
Rafa Soares (r)(def)(Porto, return from loan), Pedrinho (r)(def)(Desp. Aves), Roderick Miranda (k)(def)(Wolverhampton), R. Petrovic (r)(mid)(Sporting, return from loan), Krovinovic (k)(mid)(Benfica), Kizito (sp)(att)(CMSI Iasi, ROM)
Target
Rio Ave are establishing themselves as a good top half of the table team in Portugal. However, they are also a very unique side who always try to be an attractive football minded team.