Cristiano Ronaldo makes his eagerly-awaited Serie A debut for Juventus on Saturday amid the tightest security and excitement the Italian city of Verona has seen since a concert by Robbie Williams at Chievo’s Bentegodi Stadium last year. Reigning champions Juventus face Chievo in their Serie A opener at 6:00pm (1600 GMT) in the small northeastern Italian city famed as the setting for Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. Ronaldo, the 33-year-old Portugal superstar, joined from Real Madrid last month in a deal worth 100 million euros ($114.5 million). Ronaldo’s Serie A debut has smashed Chievo’s record for ticket sales, generating over one million euros. He will looking to add to the league and European titles he won with both Manchester United and Real Madrid.

Source: Punch August 18, 2018 14:37 UTC