Live: Ronaldinho returns to playing with Ravenna
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho comes back from retirement for one day today as he’ll feature in the Serie C derby between Ravenna and Forlì.
Football Italia is among the accredited media for today’s league match in Italy’s third division, which kicks off at 17:30 CET [16:30 GMT] at the Bruno Benelli.
Ronaldinho’s return is part of a wider partnership between the Brazilian and Ravenna President Ignazio Cipriani, but today’s match is a competitive fixture in Italy’s third division and a local derby.
Ronaldinho is expected to start today and play for circa 30 minutes.
The gap between the two clubs is considerable. Ravenna sit second with 29 points in 13 matches, while Forlì sit 15th with 15 points.
Ronaldinho played his last competitive match in 2015 and had already played in Italy from 2008 to January 2011 for Milan. Ironically, he scored his first goal in Italy in another derby: the match against the Rossoneri city rivals Inter on September 28, 2008.
Ronaldinho arrived in Ravenna from Forlì on Friday and trained with the team for the first time on Saturday. Below, you can watch part of his first training session with Ravenna and follow every update on and off the pitch as Ronaldinho returns.
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