Ronaldo: 'Inter among toughest rivals'

By Football Italia staff

Cristiano Ronaldo feels Juventus deserved their victory, but had plenty of praise for Inter too. “They’re one of our toughest rivals.”

The Portugal international saw his free kick deflected to cancel out a Matthijs de Ligt own goal in the 1-1 International Champions Cup draw, although Gigi Buffon saved three penalties in the shoot-out.

“It’s a pleasure to be here, the fans were fantastic and were so supportive towards me and the team,” Ronaldo told Sportitalia.

“It’s always wonderful to play against Inter, because they are one of our toughest rivals. It’s a great team with an excellent Coach, so it’s a pleasure for us to play pre-season friendlies with so much sporting aggression.

“We’re happy to have won and I think we deserved the victory.”

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