Rui Costa advises Pirlo to treat Cristiano like Zidane

Rui Costa is a legend in Portugal and now serves as the sports director of the Portuguese Benfica. The ex-footballer is an authorized voice to talk about football and has done so with two of the proper names of Calcium. He knows Andrea Pirlo very well, with whom he shared a dressing room at Milan, and of course, his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo. ANDn statements, collected by Tuttosport, Rui Costa praises the tandem they can form at Juventus: “Andrea was a champion, he knows how great players think and above all he knows perfectly what attackers need to exalt themselves on the field. Despite what is thought on the outside, two champions like Pirlo and Cristiano solve problems and do not create them. They are a couple of soccer geniuses. I am convinced that Cristiano will be as good as with Zidane. Zizou, like Andrea, as a player knew exactly what the forwards needed and in fact he handled Cristiano very well“.

The Benfica football director also wanted to emphasize the great figures of Cristiano Ronaldo: “The surprise will be when Cristiano stops playing like this and scores fabulous goals. In 300 years we will continue talking about Ronaldo, he is unique: has maintained the same level in different teams, different leagues and in the national team. He is 35 years old, he has won it over and over again. When you set a goal, you achieve it. And knowing him well, I am convinced that, in addition to the Scudetto, he wants to conquer the top scorer at all costs, which until now has escaped him. And obviously the Champions League. I find it very happy. Also because if you do not do well in a team, surely you do not score performances and goals like that of Rome. For me Cristiano will reach the top at 40, without a doubt“.

He even had a few words to praise the latest signing of the Vecchia Signora: “Morata moves a lot and that certainly helps Cristiano. Believe me, everyone would dream of partnering with the world's strongest, if only for the advantage of having more space. Morata already played with him at Real Madrid and, if I remember correctly, that year he scored 20 goals, his personal best. “