Turin: Juventus' Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has dedicated Serie A title to Juventus fans suffering from the coronavirus pandemic.
"Done! Champions of Italy. Delighted for the second consecutive championship and to continue building the history of this great and splendid club," Ronaldo wrote on Instagram.
"This title is dedicated to all Juve fans, in particular to those who have suffered and are suffering from the pandemic that has taken us all by surprise by overturning the world," he added.
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A very important victory! We’re almost there guys! Let’s go 💪🏼💪🏼 #FinoAllaFine #forzajuve pic.twitter.com/thSo8N5PgN
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) July 20, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">A very important victory! We’re almost there guys! Let’s go 💪🏼💪🏼 #FinoAllaFine #forzajuve pic.twitter.com/thSo8N5PgN
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) July 20, 2020A very important victory! We’re almost there guys! Let’s go 💪🏼💪🏼 #FinoAllaFine #forzajuve pic.twitter.com/thSo8N5PgN
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) July 20, 2020
Juventus registered a 2-0 win over Sampdoria here on Monday to win the ninth successive Serie A title.
Ronaldo scored at the end of the first half to hand the Bianconeri the lead while Federico Bernardeschi's second-half effort doubled Juventus' advantage.
The Portuguese star further stated, "It was not easy! Your courage, your attitude and your determination were the strength we needed to face this tight final of the championship and fight to the end for this title that belongs to all of Italy. A big hug to you all!"
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Sorry coach! 😂❤️#Stron9er #LiveAhead pic.twitter.com/uy9qLrXqyD
— JuventusFC (#Stron9er 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆) (@juventusfcen) July 26, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Sorry coach! 😂❤️#Stron9er #LiveAhead pic.twitter.com/uy9qLrXqyD
— JuventusFC (#Stron9er 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆) (@juventusfcen) July 26, 2020Sorry coach! 😂❤️#Stron9er #LiveAhead pic.twitter.com/uy9qLrXqyD
— JuventusFC (#Stron9er 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆) (@juventusfcen) July 26, 2020
Meanwhile, speaking about their win Juve boss Maurizio Sarri said that it was an intense year but his side gave everything they had after the club sealed ninth successive Serie A title.
"We started a new path, with a new philosophy: we continued to give everything we had, in a complicated year even off the pitch. It was a difficult time for everyone, and it was also starting again," the club's official website quoted Sarri as saying.
"We wanted it, we suffered and we brought out everything we had to satisfy us, the club, the fans, and those who greeted us in recent months and looked at us from above. An intense year, but we have confirmed to be a team made up of great men," he added.
Juventus now have 83 points at the top of the Serie A table with a seven-point lead over the second-placed club Inter Milan. They will next take on Cagliari on July 30.
