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Rivaldinho and his father, back in 2000. Matthew Ashton/EMPICS Sport

Meet the latest Brazilian superstar (in waiting)...

He’s the spit of his da.

WE’VE SEEN ENOUGH Jordi Cruyffs in our lifetime to know that players rarely reach the heights scaled by a famous parent, but this is a bit special.

Brazilian club Mogi Mirim were leading 4-0 when up stepped their youth player Rivaldinho, son of a certain former Barcelona star and World Player of the Year.

The goal bears a startling resemblance to one scored by his dad against Valencia, possibly Rivaldo’s most famous goal in a Barcelona shirt, back in 2001.

Check it out here…

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