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Brazil legend Rivaldo and 20-year-old son Rivaldinho were both on the scoresheet as Mogi Mirim beat Macae 3-1 in the country's second tier on Tuesday.

The 43-year-old elected to come out of retirement last month, with Mogi Mirim - a club where he is also president - battling against relegation.

And that decision has, thus far, paid off.

  Estou muito feliz por este momento tão especial na minha vida, poder jogar um jogo oficial com o meu filho ( @_rivaldojr ) nós dois fazermos gols e entrar para história do futebol. Deus é fiel 4 Ainda que eu andasse pelo vale da sombra da morte, não temeria mal algum, porque tu estás comigo; a tua vara e o teu cajado me consolam. 5 Preparas uma mesa perante mim na presença dos meus inimigos, unges a minha cabeça com óleo, o meu cálice transborda. Salmos 23:4,5 A photo posted by Rivaldo Ferreira (@rivaldooficial) on Jul 14, 2015 at 7:50pm PDT

Rivaldo made his return in a 2-1 win over Nautico a week ago and his 17th-minute penalty was sandwiched between two goals from his son against Macae.

Those victories form part of a three-match unbeaten run that has seen the club close to within two points of safety, although all of their relegation rivals have a game in hand.

Rivaldo, a World Cup winner with Brazil in 2002, originally retired in March 2015 after a glittering career in which he represented the likes of Barcelona, Milan and Olympiacos.