Cristiano Ronaldo: Security protects Portuguese star from being mobbed by fans

Cristiano Ronaldo: Security protects Portuguese star from being mobbed by fans

- Cristiano Ronaldo was escorted by security men after Juventus fans attempted to mob him

- The forward was not part of the Old Lady's 3-1 win over their Team B in the annual friendly game at Villar Perosa

- This is the second consecutive time the 34-year-old is being rushed by the supporters who intended to get selfies and autographs from him

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo escaped being mobbed by the club fans during their annual friendly match against their team B at Villar Perosa.

This is the second time the Portuguese captain would be rushed by fans who were hoping they could get the player's signature before leaving the pitch.

Although, the 34-year-old was said to have been left out of the game having stressed his left adductor, yet, the fans tried making their ways through to him.

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However, security men were on guard to whisk the five time Ballon d'Or winner away from the reach of the hasty supporters as reported by SunSport.

Maurizio Sarri's men proved their superiority after beating their reserve team 3-1 with want away star Paulo Dybala scoring twice and Juan Cuadrado netting the third during regulation period.

The fans after the match invaded the pitch with many hoping they can take selfies with the superstar, but the striker was spotted looking uncomfortable despite being surrounded by securities.

Same was the situation last summer as the game was abandoned just after 20 minutes of action with fans running onto the pitch to greet Ronaldo just weeks after arriving from Real Madrid.

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Dybala was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and Tottenham this summer but they failed to match his wage demands.

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Juve boss Maurizio Sarri gave him the nod and following a good reception from the Juve crowd and he repaid their support with two in the first half.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Europe’s football governing body, UEFA have announced the three finalists for the 2018-19 player of the year award on Thursday, August 15.

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk are the three stars who will battle for the Men's player of the year award with last season’s winner Luka Modric missing.

The report further revealed that the winner will be named alongside Women's player of the Year and Champions League positional award winners – during the group stage draw scheduled for Monaco, on Thursday, August 29.

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Oluwatomiwa Babalola Oluwatomiwa Babalola is a former sports editor at Legit.ng. He has over eight years of field and office experience in the media industry. He graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism in 2014 with HND in Mass Communication.