Flamengo, the club the former FIFA world player of the year walked out on last week, beat Coritiba 3-1 at home in Rio for their first victory after three draws since the championship kicked off last month.
Ronaldinho, who failed this season to repeat his good performances for Flamengo last year that earned him a return to the Brazil side, played in his old central midfield position, taking part in several good attacking moves.
Now wearing number 49, his sick mother's year of birth, Ronaldinho was also a danger with free-kicks and corners but he had no part in the only goal of the match at the Pacaembu stadium in Sao Paulo.
Mineiro, from the city of Belo Horizonte, surprisingly signed Ronaldinho until the end of the year, hoping the 32-year-old's penchant for night life would remain at Flamengo and he would regain some of the form that made him the world's best player when he was al Barcelona.
