In an appearance on Gianluca Gazzoli’s podcast ‘The BSMT’, the former Italian international explained the veteran striker wanted to prove himself and the world he could succeed without Los Blancos.

“He [Cristiano] is respectful, almost obsessive in his care of his body and in his preparation. He wants to score and wants to win, his personality in difficult matches impressed me. He had a mad desire to break the world, he wanted to prove that he was stronger than the whole of Real Madrid,” Chiellini said.

Ronaldo left the Santiago Bernabeu with multiple titles under his belt, including four UEFA Champions Leagues and two LaLiga trophies, while he also became the club’s all-time top scorer with an impressive 450 goals in only 438 games.

CR7 went on to put amazing numbers with Juventus as well, finding the net 101 times in 134 appearances. While he celebrated multiple domestic titles, Cristiano couldn’t succeed on the continental stage with the Old Lady. He left Turin in 2021 to make a sensational return to Manchester United, before joining his current club Al Nassr in January 2023.

Giorgio Chiellini has nothing but praise for Ronaldo

In the interview, Chiellini also reflected on his time next to Ronaldo at the Serie A giants. The former center-back cemented a legacy at the club and also made a name for himself with the Azzurra, but being teammates with the Portuguese striker is something he’ll never forget.

“An honor, being captain of Juventus with him [Cristiano] was a unique opportunity. I had the opportunity to appreciate him, who is a multinational player, but he fit well in the group. Then he’s not like the others, you can’t ask him to have an aperitif in the city centre but he never failed when needed, not even at team dinners,” Chiellini said.

Of course, Messi’s new adventure in the United States is being a success thanks to the help of extraordinary players such as Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. Their impact has been massive in just a month at Inter Miami.

Now, in a moment where the Argentine’s performances are inevitably compared with Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, Giorgio Chiellini had an incredible statement to describe the greatness of Lionel Messi.

Giorgio Chiellini explains why Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time

Giorgio Chiellini is ready to face Lionel Messi and Inter Miami. The Italian legend had a hilarious answer when he was asked by a reporter why the star of Argentina is such a great and different player.

“Messi is extraterrestrial (laughs). He is not like a normal guy. That’s what makes him different. I’ve never seen a not dangerous version of Messi to be honest (laughs). Always dangerous. High or low. Walking or running. Shooting with the right foot sometimes. Everything is dangerous about him.”

Chiellini also explained the reason why Messi is thriving in the MLS. “He is so happy and that is an important key for him and for Miami, because he is transmitting that positive energy to the rest of the team. Not only his fantastic qualities. With happiness, it’s easier.”

LAFC’s star already knew what Messi was capable, but now thousands of fans can watch it live across the US. “There is a huge hype around this game. We don’t have to be scared of them. Everyone is watching how fantastic he is (Messi). I knew (laughs). We watched it a lot of years in Europe, but now maybe all the Americans are understanding better and better what he is capable to do.”

The defender admitted there is a possible way to stop Messi. “We cannot focus just on Messi. The game is LAFC against Miami. If we play one on one against Messi, it’s impossible to win. However, LAFC could beat Miami as a group. It will be a fantastic game for our fans.”

LAFC made two huge blockbuster moves this summer. The black and gold club went to Europe to sign to big stars as Gareth Bale and Giorgo Chiellini. This last onehas just retired from Italy’s national teamagainst Argentina during theFinalissima at Wembley Stadium. Now, he is focused on winning titles in the MLS with his new squad.

Chiellini’s career is, no doubt, one of the best for an Italiancentre-back in the21st Century. He won 20 titles with Juventus duringhis 15 years with La VecchiaSignora. With Italy, his biggestachievementwas in 2020 when he led his national team to theUEFA Euro’s title, defeating England in the final match.

When will Giorgo Chiellini make his LAFC debut?

It was uncertain if Giorgio Chiellini could appearat the beginning of July with LAFC. The big announcementof his transfer was made whenthe Serie A ended itscampaign, but some issues with his international pass delayed his debut with his new club.

TheItalian legend couldn’t play against Vancouver (July 2nd), so it is probable thathe willdo at one of the most attractive and important games of the season: vs LA Galaxy. The Los Angeles Derby, also called ‘El Trafico’ will be played this July 8th and the LAFC’s Twitter accountposted an image of Giorgio Chiellini training alongside his new teammates, giving the fans a hint that he could be availale for the match.

Juventus and Italy national team legends Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci couldperfectly fit in that category. The veteran defenders have spent a long, successfultime together at the Old Lady and the Azzurri.

Chiellini, 37, and Bonucci, 34, have recently taken their superheroe status to the next level. In an appearance in the Wild Moss podcast of Fedez and Luis Sal, the Italian defenders ‘became’the Avengers for a particular reason.

Chiellini, Bonucci become Captain America and Thor in Italian podcast

The Juventus and Italy national team pair sat down to discuss about their careers in the Wild Moss podcast, in an interesting interview in which they mentioned Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez, among other topics.

However, a mistake from Fedez, rapper and host of the show, has resulted in their words to be dubbed by the Italian voices of the Avengers. He forgot to turn the microphones on at the time of recording soAngelo Maggi, Marco Vivio, Massimiliano Manfredi, and Alex Polidori (Italian voices of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and Spider-Man, respectively) repeated what Fedez, Chiellini, Bonucci, and Luis Sal said.

Besides this funny situation, Chiellini and Bonucci left some interesting quotes. For instance, they talked about Cristiano Ronaldo’s humorousside.“We were prepared for the media hype that would come with everything he [Ronaldo] did from when he arrived. But once he became part of the group, he behaved normally and well with everybody. He didn’t act like a superstar. He’s a walking multinational company himself, but you could joke with him.”