Ronaldinho on November 15, aged 46, will play the first match since 2015

The 2005 Ballon d'Or winner, Brazilian Ronaldinho, will play his first official match in more than a decade on November 15.

The 46-year-old Ronaldinho will be in the starting lineup of Ravenna in the home match of Italian Serie C against Forli.

He will be in the starting lineup, there is no doubt about it. And then we will decide together how much time he will spend on the field. Ronaldinho is one of the greatest footballers of our time. Besides, we need results. We always play with three strikers, he will be one of them, said Ravenna head coach Andrea Mandorlini.

Ronaldinho signed a contract with the Italian club this summer. The Brazilian arrived in Italy on Friday and will have only one training session with his teammates before Sunday's match. At the Bruno Benelli Stadium in Ravenna, a temporary stand was built to accommodate everyone who wants to watch Ronaldinho's game.

The Brazilian is the 2002 world champion. As part of Barcelona, he won two Spanish championships (2005, 2006) and became the winner of the Champions League (2006), and in 2011, playing for Milan, the winner of the Italian championship. He finished his career in 2015.