From Angola to Portugal, from Portugal to Italy. All in the space of a couple of years. Kialonda Gaspar it is the last ‘Corvinata’ of that great director that is Pantaleo Corvino, who in the space of a few days managed to acquire one of the most interesting defenders who showed off in the last Portuguese championship. Lecce signed Gaspar from Estrela Amadora, a club with which the player had achieved promotion to Liga Portugal a year ago as the cornerstone of the defense (in that season he was also included in the Top 11 of the championship). And he also confirmed himself as the cornerstone of the defense in his first season in the top flight.
Strengths and weaknesses
But who is Kialonda Gaspar? Born in ’97, he will turn 27 next September. He arrived in Europe a little late, practically at 25 years old, in 2022, after having won the championship and Super Cup in his homeland, in Angola, where he also earned the (permanent) place in the national team. Another 193 centimetres, he certainly makes his size and therefore his physicality a strong point. The Angolan centre-back, who has played on both the centre-right and centre-left in his career, is good at duels, so much so that he was among the best in Portugal last year in this fundamental role. Of course, being close to two meters doesn’t make him who knows how fast – and this is a weak point – but nevertheless he does well even in one-on-one situations.
Important competition
The race for Gaspar was won by Pantaleo Corvino, despite the player being on the books of even more important teams. Also in Italy. In recent days there had been talk of Lazio’s inclusion, but also of Cagliari’s interest. In Portugal he was also starting to whet the palate of some of the big names, while in France they also linked him to Lille, a club that will play in the Champions League preliminaries. In short, that of the Angolan defender is an interesting profile, a shot at Corvino, a shot at Lecce. With the hope that he can have the same outcome as the last ones.
