Official: Sassuolo secure Obrador from Benfica, loan out Alvarez

Sassuolo have officially signed Rafa Obrador on loan with option to buy from Benfica, after his Torino experience, and loaned Agustin Alvarez to Club Atletico Talleres.

The Neroverdi completed two transfers today on the market.

They brought in defender Obrador, on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season from Benfica.

According to various reports, the cost of the option to make it permanent is set at €7m.

Obrador back in Serie A

This represents a return to Serie A for the 22-year-old, who had spent the last six months of the 2025-26 campaign with Torino.

He is a Spain Under-21 international and a product of the Real Madrid youth academy, who moved on through Deportivo La Coruna and Benfica.

Meanwhile, the Neroverdi also announced that they had loaned Agustin Alvarez to Club Atletico Talleres.

This too includes an option to buy at the end of the season.

The 25-year-old Uruguay international striker came to Sassuolo from Penarol in 2022, but had a series of loan experiences with Sampdoria, Elche and Monza.