Giorgio Chiellini spoke 6 years later about the move that shocked the world of football. It was 2018, and Cristiano Ronaldo, legend for Real Madrid, was making the decision to leave the Spanish league, feeling that he was not appreciated enough. He went to Juventus but wanted to show the Galacticos that they made a big mistake by giving up his services so easily.
Ronaldo had just won the Champions League with the team at the Bernabeu, but that did not stop him from taking the decision to part with Real. Feeling that his developments were not so appreciated in Spain, he chose the path of Italy and transferred to Juventus, after Madrid were not so keen to put him on the table for a new contract.
In Serie A, CR7 played three seasons, and at Juve he was also a colleague of one of the greatest central defenders in recent history, Giorgio Chiellini, who told what Ronaldo’s arrival in Italy meant, the Portuguese being extremely eager to show his undeniable worth and prove to the Spaniards that they made a big mistake in letting him go, feeling that he is better than the entire Real team.
Ronaldo went to Juventus with the idea of ”shaking the planet”
“His personality in difficult moments impressed me.
In his first year at Juventus, he wanted to shake the planet, to prove that he was better than the entire Real team.” the centre-back told The BSMT podcast, according to Mundo Deportivo.
In that edition, Juventus emerged champion in Serie A, but on the international level, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UCL by those from Ajax.
“We were unlucky with injuries and lost against Ajax. If we had reached the final, Cristiano would have led us to victory.” Chiellini is convinced, 6 years away from that moment.
He is respectful, he was obsessed with taking care of his body. He wants to score and win, it was an honor to captain him at Juventus and to live every day with a champion like him – Chiellini on Ronaldo
“In the following years, Cristiano’s level dropped a bit, he was older and could no longer carry the team alone. He was the icing on the cake, but he needed a bigger cake! Cristiano was like a multinational, but well integrated into the group. He’s not like others and he can’t be, you couldn’t ask him to go eat something in the city center, but he didn’t fail when such moments arose, even at meals with the team.” added the Italian defender.
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