Italo

Italo de Vargas da Rosa (born 13 October 2002), simply known as Italo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Chapecoense.

Club career Born in Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Italo joined Chapecoense's youth sides in 2022, after already having made his senior debut with Brasil de Farroupilha the previous year. In June 2023, he was loaned to União Frederiquense for the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2.

On 7 February 2024, Italo was presented at Galo Maringá, also on loan. On 5 March, he moved to Paraná also in a temporary deal.

Back to Chape in August 2024 after helping Paraná to achieve promotion, Italo started to feature with the first team, and scored his first goal for the club on 26 September, in a 2–0 home win over Amazonas. The following 3 April, he renewed his contract until November 2026, and further extended his link until December 2027 on 2 September 2025, after establishing himself as a starter.