Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, has shared an encounter with soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo when the Al Nassr star was taking part in for Juventus in Serie A in 2021.
Osimhen advised Daddy Freeze that he needed to wait for so long as one hour simply to get a selfie with Ronaldo.
The Nigerian worldwide had the chance to satisfy Ronaldo after Napoli’s 1-0 win over Juventus in 2021.
“I mentioned to him, ‘Chris, I want to take an image with you.’ He mentioned, ‘Yeah, come to the dressing room,’” Osimhen recalled.
Osimhen mentioned he rushed to the Previous Girl dressing room, nonetheless in his match package and needed to look ahead to a really lengthy interval for the Portugal worldwide to indicate up.
Earlier than seeing Ronaldo on that day, Osimhen needed to meet legendary former goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who helped find the Portuguese.
“Buffon noticed me, got here to me, and requested what I wished. He went to the fitness center and advised me Ronaldo was figuring out, advised me to take a seat with him,” Osimhen mentioned.
“We have been simply speaking, it was nearly half-hour, he was not out but. I waited for one hour, he was nonetheless figuring out.”
Ronaldo graciously posed for a selfie, even encouraging Osimhen to take extra images.
“He mentioned, ‘Nice sport, simply carry on going,’ and I shook his hand,” Osimhen added.
“No person is stunned seeing Ronaldo doing what he’s doing now, however he’s really an amazing character.”
Osimhen scored 37 objectives in all competitions for Juventus that season.
