This archive report was first published on 26 November 2019.
On November 26, 2019, Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo was caught on video in a sudden change in mood immediately after being nutmegged by teammate Leonardo Bonucci in training.
According to a video that has emerged online, Ronaldo did not necessarily approve of the embarrassment, giving out an angry reaction as he seemingly tried to argue that it was not a proper nutmeg in the first place by waving his hands in disapproval.
During a Tuesday training session, Ronaldo exhibited one of the little things that really tick him off – being embarrassed by another player.
It was Ronaldo's turn to fetch the ball in a training drill popularly known as El Rondo, where players make a circle and one player chases the ball as it is being passed about. However, his aggression led defender Leonardo Bonucci to slip a cheeky nutmeg.
Typically, most players would simply laugh off such an incident and that was the case with the other Juve players who were in hysteria at the rare humiliation of a player considered the best ever.
Regardless, the nutmeg is unlikely to faze Ronaldo in the long run as he is set to feature in a competition where he has broken nearly all records available. He is currently the Champions League's all-time top scorer with a staggering 127 goals.
