IT doesn’t substance however large of a prima you are already, erstwhile you enactment up against 1 of the greats you’re bound to beryllium taken aback.
That’s surely the lawsuit for Chelsea ace Romeo Lavia, who has revealed that his vocation item to day was playing against Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Lavia faced Ronaldo successful a Premier League clash betwixt Southampton and Man Utd successful 2022GettyLavia, 21, signed for Chelsea from Southampton past play aft a transportation conflict betwixt the Blues and Liverpool.
And since past helium has played successful immense Premier League matches against the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United, arsenic good arsenic making his debut for the Belgian nationalist squad anterior to the switch.
But contempt the immense achievements successful the antiaircraft midfielder’s abbreviated vocation truthful far, helium inactive reckons lining up against Ronaldo is his item to date.
Harking backmost to Southampton’s 1-0 decision to Man Utd during the 2022/23 season, Lavia recalled what it was similar to spot Ronaldo travel connected arsenic a substitute for the Red Devils successful the 2nd half.
Speaking to Rising Ballers, helium said: “I deliberation [the item of my career] is astir apt playing against Cristiano Ronaldo. Definitely.
“That moment, I retrieve it arsenic if it was yesterday. When helium came onto the transportation it was similar clip stopped.
“I wasn’t focused connected the crippled anymore, I was conscionable looking astatine him for a bully 2 minutes.”
Adding: “In those 2 minutes, I’m reasoning of each the goals I’ve seen connected TV, each the times I went connected YouTube to ticker his clips, everything he’s won.
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“I’m similar ‘That’s him’, you know? I was buzzing.”
Lavia and Ronaldo lone shared the St Mary’s aboveground for 29 minutes, but it was capable to permission Lavia starstruck portion staring astatine the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Unfortunately for Lavia, helium couldn’t get clasp of his hero’s garment aft the game, with Ronaldo already promising it to 1 of his Saints teammates.
“I tried, I tried [to swap shirts], but I deliberation helium already promised it to 1 of the different players, it was already each done. So unfortunately, I didn’t get it”, helium explained.
Now Lavia is trying to permission his ain bequest successful the game, with the value of his £58m terms tag inactive sitting connected his shoulders.
The erstwhile Manchester City academy prima has seen his clip successful West London hampered by injury.
Issues with some his ankle and hamstring ruled him retired of each but 1 league crippled for Chelsea past term.
While helium has managed conscionable 10 league appearances this play excessively arsenic helium battles with different hamstring problem.
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