According to Bild, 51-year-old Zé Roberto lives in his villa in Alphaville, a suburb of São Paulo, where he has also built a football museum. On Saturday night, Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro came to visit, and the two watched the World Cup match between France and Paraguay together.

Zé Roberto played for Bayer Leverkusen for four years between 1998 and 2002, making 150 official appearances, scoring 19 goals and providing 45 assists. He won the Bundesliga runner-up title three times with Bayer Leverkusen and also reached the German Cup final and the 2002 Champions League final. Carro said: "The evening at Zé's house was fantastic, very family-like and interesting."

Carro and Zé Roberto also exchanged jerseys. The former international, who played 84 times for the Brazilian national team, gave Carro a signed Brazil national team jersey, while Zé Roberto received a Bayer Leverkusen jersey with the number 8 printed on it.

Champions in the BayArena magazine: Zé Roberto shows Fernando Carro Bayer Leverkusen memorabilia in his museum.

The head of the Bayer Leverkusen club is currently in Brazil, focusing on promoting partnerships. The itinerary also includes talks with Bayer-Brasil and supporters of the club's youth academy. Carro will travel to Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. According to the schedule, he will appear on the television channel "Globo" with former Bayer Leverkusen players Jorginho (61) and Paulo Sérgio (57), and will then participate in a large event for the broadcast party of the match between Brazil and Norway in the round of 16.

Carro stated: "For us and our various projects in Brazil, it is very important to maintain continuous and close communication with all Bayer Leverkusen legends."

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