Allegri Backs Ronaldo To Shine At Juve

By Joshua Walters

Juventus manager, Massimiliano Allegri, believes Ronaldo will soon dominate the Italian league, saying the Portuguese star is getting to understand his teammates and the nature of the Serie A.

Ronaldo left both Manchester United and Real Madrid a goal-poacher, but the 5-time Ballon d ‘Or winner could not score in Juventus' two Serie A opening games.

Allegri told reporters after his side's 2-0 home win over Lazio, the players are only beginning to play together.

“Ronaldo played a good game. He is understanding Italian football and getting to know his teammates which is the most important thing."

“It has been just 14 days of training together. I had all my strikers only on the 8th of August, so they are exceeding my expectations.”

“At the moments, we have to win games, improve our condition and improve with the ball. But the team gave us a good signal today in terms of solidarity, whic