Allegri insists Ronaldo deserves to win the Ballon d’Or
- Lorenzo Bettoni, Turin correspondent
Speaking about Ronaldo being out of the podium for the Ballon d’Or, Ronaldo said: “He is ok. He trained well yesterday but I must repeat myself and say he would deserve to win the Ballon d’Or.”
DYBALA – “He scored his first goal with his national team. An important step, especially for his self-confidence. He really loves his national team. The difficult improves every season, he’s been improving but we can’t stop. It all depends on him.”
LINE-UP – “Khedira is out, Emre Can is getting fit and I hope he will be back in two weeks and be able to play at least 20-25 minutes. We don’t have problems in midfield, I want to see a solid approach because we’ve been struggling after International breaks sometimes.”
ATTACK - "Mandzukic and Ronaldo have a good understanding, like Paulo [Dybala] and Cristiano.Paulo and Mario [Mandzukic] have been playing together for more time so they know each other a little more. When they play all together they do well. There is a lot of competition during the trainings and I think Ronaldo has helped to develop this team spirit."