Ronaldinho is already in Venezuela to see action in the Monumental League

Venezuela dresses up to welcome the former Brazilian footballer, Ronaldinhowho arrived in the country this Wednesday, to join the Liga Monumental, which is nothing more than a very atypical 9-a-side football tournament in which other legends of world football have already participated, such as Dutchman Clarence Seedorf and Colombian Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama.

It was the former world champion with the canarinha himself who confirmed his arrival in Venezuela through a video, and did not miss the opportunity to send a big hug to the fans of this league, which is played at the Simón Bolívar stadium, located in La Rinconada.

And this is precisely the scenario in which the three rounds played so far have taken place, in which eight teams seek to add the most points to win the ticket that will take them to the next phase of the tournament, which will begin in mid-June.

It was just last week when it was confirmed that The Brazilian will defend the shirts of the Forum Jet and Vergatarios teams in the matches on Thursday and Friday, when the Italian Luca Toni will also play, Efe highlights.

It has not yet been announced which team Toni will be playing for, as it will depend on a draw that has not yet been held, so it is not yet known whether or not he will be Ronaldinho’s rival.

For the moment, La Liga has not confirmed the Italian’s arrival in Venezuela.

The tone of this competition consists of three-period matches of 20 minutes each. one, without the existence of offside and with one minute per shootout in which goals count double.

The rules also explain that goals will not be cumulative between halves, so the winner is whoever wins two of the three halves on the field, with the option of breaking the tie by goal average or by penalties between team captains.

In addition, for every five fouls committed by a team, the opposing team will be able to add a player to its squad during all phases of the competition, which will end on June 30, although the prize for the champion will not be known.