Ronaldo’s new sidekick: Chiesa becoming Juventus’ other big-game player

Andrea Pirlo’s team are painfully dependent upon their Portuguese superstar, but one of their summer signings is starting to lighten Ronaldo’s load

Federico Chiesa admired Cristiano Ronaldo long before he joined him at Juventus.

Back in 2017, when Chiesa was still at Fiorentina, and Ronaldo had just drawn level with Lionel Messi’s then-record haul of five Ballons d’Or, the Italy international discussed his drive in an interview with Undicimagazine.

“Working hard in training has really paid off,” he explained. “It’s the push that got me to Serie A and now has me trying to improve week by week. Read More

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