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Former Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has criticized the team's superstar Cristiano Ronaldo being allowed to leave Turin and return to his country.
"Ronaldo said he went to Portugal for his mother, but it seems like he's only taking pictures by the pool right now," Gigli told Radio Punto Nuovo. used the phrases.
"Things got messy after a privilege was made for Ronaldo and the other players wanted to return to their countries as well, but that wasn't the case. They all had to stay in quarantine."
"Right now it's easy to criticize, but as an outsider it's not easy to understand why the players left Italy. Things will be more difficult when they want to come back because they will have to be in quarantine for 14 days when they return."
Juventus management had allowed Ronaldo to return to Portugal, while quarantining the entire team after Daniele Rugani's coronavirus test was positive. Thereupon, the team's superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, had returned to his hometown of Madeira, leaving Italy to see his mother, who had suffered a stroke and was undergoing treatment.
After Ronaldo's departure, names such as Gonzalo Higuain, Miralem Pjanic and Douglas Costa also made their way to their countries.