At 46 years old, Ronaldinho returns in search of “a 300th goal”

RAVENNA.- RonaldinhoBrazilian soccer legend, will try at 46 years old to score “a 300th goal” with the Ravenna, ambitious club of the Italian 3rd division in which he makes his unexpected return to the playing fields, explained this Thursday the former FC Barcelona.

“I am very happy to be here with friends, we have a team to do something good,” declared the Ballon d’Or 2005 during its official presentation on a beach in Ravenna (northeast), in a press conference reserved for some media chosen by the club and the player’s entourage.

“Will they see me play? I don’t know, only the coach knows. Meeting again with Italy It’s beautiful, I’m here to help my teammates win,” continued Ronaldinho, who arrived on the coast of Adriatic on a private jet at midday, according to statements reported by Gazzetta dello Sport.

“As you can see, I’m fit, I feel good (…). If I could score my 300th goal, it would be even nicer,” added the former player of the Paris SG (2001-03), from FC Barcelona (2003-08) and AC Milan (2008-11).

Ronaldinho, proclaimed world champion with Brazil in 2002 and called up 97 times (33 goals) with the Seleção shirt, he played his last official match in September 2015 with the Brazilian club Fluminense.

At the end of a long ceremony, Ronaldinho, with a white cap on his head and wearing huge sunglasses, ended up going up on stage to greet his new teammates and pose with his leaders wearing a white shirt in his name with the number 10.

He plans to participate in a training session open to the public on Friday.

Ravenna finished in 3rd position in Group B of the last championship of Third Division and aspires to return to Series Bin which he has not competed since 2008.

America hires Colombian striker

He Mexico America announced this Thursday as a new reinforcement to the Colombian striker Miguel “El Hummingbird” Borjathat in the squad of the Eagles will meet again with the Brazilian midfielder Raphael Veigahis former teammate in Palmeiras.

The attacker arrives at the Águilas backed by six scoring titles: two in the Spanish league Colombiaone in the championship Paulista, another in the Argentine League Cupone in the South American Cup and another in the Libertadores Cup.

“Águilas, I’ve arrived!” said Borja in a video published by América on social networks, where he is seen wearing the azulcrema club shirt.