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Ex-Argentina midfielder D'Alessandro joins River Plate

Xinhua, February 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

Former Argentina international Andres D'Alessandro has signed with his former club River Plate on a one-year loan from Brazil's Internacional.

The move follows a long-held wish by D'Alessandro to return to his former club, the midfielder said on Wednesday.

"I'm leaving because that's why I wanted," he told a press conference in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre.

"It's not easy for me. I'm very grateful to this club, they gave me everything."

D'Alessandro joined Internacional from Argentina's San Lorenzo in 2008. He helped the Brazilian club win the 2010 Copa Libertadores, the 2008 Copa Sudamericana and six Rio Grande do Sul state championships.

He remains contracted to Internacional until December 2017.

The 34-year-old, who has been capped 28 times for Argentina, began his professional career at River Plate, helping the Buenos Aires outfit to three league titles.

Argentina's Primera Division season begins on Friday. Endi