chelo and Apoka to NTC; Luminosity fortify roster with steel and zakk
Luminosity have announced the transfer of Marcelo "chelo" Cespedes and coach Alessandro "Apoka" Marcucci to Não Tem Como, confirming a move that was reported on last week. Replacing the duo will be former Liquid member Lucas "steel" Lopes, and former Immortals coach Rafael "zakk" Fernandes.
The move has been announced two days ahead of the roster lock date for ESL Pro League, at which point teams will be unable to make further changes. steel previously represented the Luminosity colors in late 2015, before being removed along with Ricard "boltz" Prass.
With the change in place, Luminosity's roster is now:
Gustavo "yeL" Knittel- Vinicios "PKL" Coelho
- Gustavo "SHOOWTiME" Gonçalves
- Gabriel "NEKIZ" Schenato
- Lucas "steel" Lopes
- Rafael "zak" Fernandes (Coach)
And NTC's roster is now:
- Bruno "bit" Lima
- Lincoln "fnx" Lau
- João "felps" Vasconcellos
- Vito "kNg" Giuseppe
- Marcelo "chelo" Cespedes
- Alessandro "Apoka" Marcucci (Coach)
The next matches for Luminosity will come as the team closes out their ESL Pro League Season 7 campaign. The team recently announced that they would not be participating in the qualifier for ESL One Belo Horizonte in order to focus on trying to qualify for EPL Finals.
As of now, NTC are slated to play in the ESL One Belo Horizonte qualifier. The team will look to put their checkered history over the past few months behind them.
