Inter de Limeira news

Brazilian legends Ronaldo Nazario and Roberto Carlos have overseen an extraordinary sporting breakthrough as their backed outfit Inter de Limeira secured promotion to Serie B. A dramatic concluding weekend in Serie C confirmed the historic achievement, ending a gruelling 35-year exile from the second tier despite suffering a final-day defeat.

Santos boss Pedro Caixinha has hailed Neymar as a "genius", while hoping he can take after Lionel Messi on the national stage.