Ronaldinho after Ravenna debut: “If the president calls me, I’ll come back”

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Ronaldinho made his debut for Ravenna today, featuring against Forli in the Serie C on Sunday. 

The Brazilian icon played 45 minutes in the tie and also had a hand to play in the goal, contributing to the win for Ravenna.

After the game, Ronaldinho spoke to Sky Italia about the game, the occassion and how it felt. He revealed that if he is called by the president, he would be open to playing again.

He said – via FirenzeViola: “I don’t know, now, if the president calls me, I’ll come back. It’s always a pleasure to play, I told him: when he needs me, I’m there.”

Ronaldinho also expressed belief that the game flew past him.

“It went very well, I played with so many young players. I feel very good. It all went by too quickly. Football is like that, it’s always been like that for me.”

He also revealed his desire to see Italy and Brazil potentially win the World Cup once again in the near future.

“No, there are many players who have the same style of play as me. Football is like that; often things don’t go well, for us Brazilians or for us Italians. Football is like that; now we’re waiting for both Italy and Brazil to win the World Cup again and play good football.”

More appearances could come

Ronaldinho’s words suggest that he did indeed enjoy the experience and despite being 46, Ravenna didn’t exactly suffer in the game either, which is a positive in itself.

That could be a sign that he could make more appearances down the line, with Ravenna now on the a five-game winning streak in Serie C.

Kaustubh Pandey – GIFN