The 30-year-old is poised to join the Giallorossi on a loan basis until the end of the campaign from Al Ain, providing that he passes a medical later today.
"I am very happy to be here. Forza Roma!" he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The former Brazilian international has previously played for Lille, Lyon and Schalke 04.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Inter Milan | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 79 | 18 | 61 | 86 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 39 | 25 | 69 |
| 3 | Juventus | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 21 | 64 |
| 4 | Bologna | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 62 |
| 5 | Roma | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 58 |
| 6 | Atalanta BCAtalanta | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 37 | 22 | 54 |
| 7 | Lazio | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 52 |
| 8 | Napoli | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 47 |
| 10 | Torino | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 46 |
| 11 | Monza | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 43 |
| 12 | Genoa | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 39 |
| 13 | Lecce | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 35 |
| 14 | CagliariCagliari | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 32 |
| 15 | Hellas VeronaHellas Verona | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 31 |
| 16 | Empoli | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 48 | -22 | 31 |
| 17 | Udinese | 33 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 28 |
| 18 | FrosinoneFrosinone | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 28 |
| 19 | SassuoloSassuolo | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 65 | -26 | 26 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 33 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 70 | -44 | 15 |
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