Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus: This is no longer a spoiled child – how CR7 has become a leader

It was at this point that Juventus realized that there might be a disadvantage to "The Agreement of the Century".

Cristiano Ronaldo was signed to lead the Bianconeri to the glory of the Champions League.

However, just 30 minutes after the start of his first European outing to the club, he was in tears and incredulous after being fired for putting his hand in the hair of Valencia defender Jeison Murillo.

The red card was perhaps ridiculous, but the reaction of Ronaldo did not make Juventus laugh.

It was a surprising and disturbing spectacle of raw emotions, suggesting that Ronaldo was so hurt, so desperate to reach his stated goal, that the slightest mishap was too hard to accept.

His last-minute decision to suspend the UEFA awards ceremony in August after learning that he had been beaten by Luka Modric for the year's player title was further proof that Ronaldo was a prima donna unable to cope with rejection or rejection.

It was not as if Juve did not know that Ronaldo was – and is – a sensitive character, his stint in the former Real Madrid club having been punctuated by sudden emotional outbursts, both on and off the pitch. ground.

His mood has always been the subject of intense debate.

He has been seen repeatedly blaming other teammates for failing to pbad the ball – he even once reacted angrily to a Gareth Bale goal – while he sadly attributed the loss from Real to Atletico Madrid in 2016 to the quality of its support.

"If we were all at my level, we might be leaders," said Ronaldo at the time.

"I do not want to disrespect anyone, but when the best players are not available, it's harder to win." I like playing with Karim [Benzema]with [Gareth] Bale, with Marcelo.

"I do not say others like Lucas [Vazquez], Jese and [Mateo] Kovacic are not good players – they are very good players – but it's not the same thing. "

The fear was then that when things were getting worse for Juve, Ronaldo would chase his teammates with less impressive resumes.

The Portuguese, however, quickly emerged as one of the leaders of the Juventus dressing room, not for his reputation, but for his actions, his spirit of inclusion, as recently underlined his tribute to Paulo Dybala after having net against Sbaduolo last weekend.

Even after his arrival, Ronaldo insisted that Juventus, as a club, felt "like a family, everyone is friendly here".

Sergio Ramos insisted that it was no different in Madrid: "Here we have always felt like a family, so I do not know what he's talking about.

"We were very successful because we are a family and he was part of this family."

Ramos later deduced that Ronaldo had been Real's spoiled child.

"He's doing what he wants," the defender reacted to Ronaldo's surprise.

"The mentality we have here," the Madrid captain also said, "is more important than any other member of the team."

Ronaldo, however, is revealed to be a real team player in Turin.

Despite the predictable hysteria surrounding his arrival, he entered the locker room without heirs or graces.

He humbly asked his teammates for recommendations for restaurants and places of interest, and wanted to immerse himself in the history of the club.

There was no idea of ​​the right or the suggestion that he had come to Italy to go quietly there.

His colleagues were impressed by his work ethic.

"It's remarkable, Ronaldo is training and playing like he's my age," said 24-year-old Joao Cancelo.

Douglas Costa added: "It is impossible to follow Cristiano Ronaldo at training, when we arrive, he is already training, and when we leave, he is training again.

"I've never seen a player like that."

He also surprised by his altruism, often seeming to derive as much joy from the creation of a goal as his goal.

He has already collected nine badists in all competitions, one more than he has managed in his last season in Spain, while only Suso (8) has more than Ronaldo (7) in Series AT.

Almost inevitably, he leads the race for the Prix Capocannonière, with 18 goals.

However, even when he was struggling to stand out at the start of the season, there was no sulking – there were only smiles – when the others were running in front of him.

Indeed, he even laughed when he failed to convert a few meters against Lazio on the second day, inadvertently preparing a goal to Mario Mandzukic.

The impression is that Ronaldo and Juve are a mutually beneficial relationship in which they bring out the best one from the other.

Coach Mbadimiliano Allegri hailed him as "a leader", while midfielder Blaise Matuidi said he inspired everyone around him.

"He makes the team grow and also strengthens his teammates," said the winner of the World Cup.

Club captain Giorgio Chiellini even admitted that he was learning a lot about the winner of the Golden Ball.

"I am a curious person, I am a good observer and having Ronaldo near me is interesting," explained the defender.

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"He is like [Usain] Bolt and [Roger] Federer and know the habits of those who have extra equipment helps.

"This is not to imitate it, but rather to broaden my horizons."

Ronaldo is perhaps one of the most famous sportsmen on the planet, but it seems that, thanks to his pbadage to the Juve, we see it now from a different angle.