Gorilla Core member Raphael "cogu" Camargo will be Immortals' fifth player in the ELEAGUE Premier group stage, HLTV.org has learned.

The Brazilian veteran will replace Vito "⁠kNgV-⁠" Giuseppe, who has been forced to return to his homeland to apply for a P-1 visa to be able to enter the United States again.

Raphael "⁠cogu⁠" Camargo, one of the most famous Brazilian players in Counter-Strike history, has been competing in the United States since the start of the year. His team, Gorilla Core, recently won ESEA S25 Open after defeating Ryan "⁠freakazoid⁠" Abadir's BOYS ARE BACK 2-1 in the final.

On Twitter, the 32-year-old stated that it is "an honor" to replace kNgV-, who wished his compatriot "good luck".

cogu will reunite with steel for ELEAGUE Premier

On Immortals, cogu will reunite with Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes and Rafael "⁠zakk⁠" Fernandes, both of whom were his teammates on ProGaming.TD, the first Brazilian team to compete abroad in CS:GO.

Immortals will take on mousesports in the first round of the ELEAGUE Premier group stage, on Friday evening. DreamHack Open Montreal champions North and Swedish side fnatic round out the group.

This means that the Brazilian team will compete in the ELEAGUE Premier group stage with: