Matuidi swings an anecdote on Ronaldo who says a lot about myth. Even at 2 a.m., CR7 never turns off the engine.
Between 2018 and 2020, Blaise Matuidi crossed the road from Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus. Two years alongside a man who has scored much more than goals. If his 101 achievements in 134 games with the old lady speak for themselves, the former tricolor international mainly keeps in memory an episode that sums up all the mentality of CR7.
An obsession with work at any time
In an interview for All sportBlaise Matuidi returned to a night scene that amazed him:
“Cristiano was an impressive professional, obsessed with work. One evening, we returned to Continassa (the Juve training center, editor’s note) at 2 a.m. after a championship match to recover the cars … We were exhausted, but he went to see Benatia and convinced him to accompany him to the gym for a recovery session. I took him for a madman. Ronaldo was like that: he never stopped. It is the secret of his success and why he still manages to make the difference today ”he says.
Ronaldo, even in the middle of the night, continues to illustrate what makes his legend. This improbable moment will not surprise those who know his work ethics. If Portugal can still count on it today, it is no coincidence. Matuidi, a direct witness of this extraordinary level of requirement, has perfectly summed up what many already suspected: Cristiano Ronaldo never sleeps on his laurels.
