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Alessandro Del Piero Discusses Cristiano Ronaldo, Gianluigi Buffon, More

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero believes the club have invested in an excellent "Champions League system" by bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo. The 44-year-old also hailed Wojciech Szczesny as the perfect replacement for Gianluigi Buffon.

Del Piero spoke to AS (h/t Football Italia) ahead of Juventus' Champions League round-of-16 first leg against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday and discussed Ronaldo's switch to the Bianconeri:

"A player like Ronaldo should never be sold, but there are cycles, motivations, new challenges.

"Cristiano has chosen an exciting one: winning the Champions League with Juventus.