Ronaldinho's golden touch during a prison footvolley game deserted him after he lost a doubles against inmates convicted of robbery and murder.
Footage of the 40-year-old former Barcelona and AC Milan star showing off his skills with a series of deft right-foot touches and winning headers went viral on Sunday.
Ronaldinho was partnered with a prison worker during their first encounter. But local reports said they lost a second contest against a pair of disgraced former police officers.
They were named as killer Edgar Ramirez Otazu, 36 and robber Yoni David Mereles Martinez, 33. The first man is said to be serving an 18-year prison sentence for the murder of a man called Fabio Ramon Cuenca Gimenez, shot in the head during a May 2010 pitched
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