On the Eve of the Corinthians centenary, Ronaldo came to stage accompanied by the President of Timon, Andres Sanchez and by Politicians to receive the title of citizen of São Paulo City Hall.

“I want to thank this incredible nation, who received me wonderfully well. Thanks also to Andres, who made this dream happen. I could not imagine going through life without wearing this shirt. It’s a dream come true. I am the happiest man in the world,” announced Ronaldo in front of 130,000 fans.

Ronaldo played his first official match in almost four months Sunday, despite not being 100% fit, Ronaldo showed some of his old flashes in Corinthians 2-1 victory over Victoria.

The victory moved Corinthians within three points of leaders Fluminense in the Brazilian standings.

I would imagine that Ronaldo will take a few weeks to fully recover and regain match fitness. He hasn’t played since May 9th and hasn’t been in the same form he was last season.

With Mano Menezes being assigned Brazil new coach, Adilson Batista has taken over as the manager of the Corinthians.

The German striker could have had a chance to match or even beat Ronaldo’s record but he was denies a place in Germans starting XI due to a back injury.

“Congratulations to Klose, to score 14 goals at the World Cup is fantastic. It’s sad that he did not play on Saturday,” Ronaldo is quoted as saying by an international news agency.

“I was not opposed to him breaking my record. I have made my history. Now it is time for others to write their stories,” the Brazilian, with true sportsman spirit, added.

Many German’s criticised coach Joachim Loew when he included Klose in his squad but the striker did not dissapoint at 32 years old. This could have been the same for Ronaldo, only if Dunga gave him a chance but Brazil’s performance this year reflected the Dunga’s competence.