Valencia full-back Cristiano Piccini said his senior Italy debut is “a dream come true after so much hard work and so many sacrifices.”

He was a late addition to the squad after various injuries and came on during the closing stages of the 1-1 friendly draw with Ukraine.

“It’s a dream for every player to represent his country. I made that dream come true today after so much hard work and so many sacrifices,” Piccini told Rai Sport.

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Former Lazio, Udinese, Fiorentina, Valencia and Italy player Stefano Fiore has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter.

The creative midfielder, now 43, worked out a plea bargain with prosecutors for a suspended sentence of one year and 11 months.

Leggo newspaper explains it relates to a car accident that occurred in Rome on April 16, 2017 on the Via Flaminia.

This crash involved five different vehicles, prompting 12 injuries and the death of a 22-year-old.

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Italy have called up Cristiano Piccini and Lorenzo Tonelli to replace the injured Danilo D’Ambrosio, Patrick Cutrone and Alessio Romagnoli.

Piccini has been out of Italy since 2014, playing for Real Betis, Sporting CP and now Valencia, where he is the Spanish side’s starting right-back.

Tonelli, meanwhile, is rewarded for his early-season form with Sampdoria, helping them into Serie A’s top six, but no replacement forwards are drafted in.

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La Repubblica claims that Cristiano Ronaldo believes Real Madrid are behind a plot to bring him down, including the rape allegations.

According to the Italian newspaper, Ronaldo’s relationship with the Merengues broke down definitively in December.

Amid a court case over tax fraud, Real Madrid and President Florentino Perez refused to back their star player, whereas he felt the club was responsible for this accounting error.

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Max Allegri warns Juventus aren’t at "optimal" level yet despite a perfect record and had tactical advice for Paulo Dybala and Federico Bernardeschi.

The Bianconeri swept Young Boys aside 3-0 this evening with a hat-trick from Dybala.

“We started well and took the earl lead, only really feeling the danger once and Wojciech Szczesny did well to push the forward wide when we were temporarily down to 10,” the Coach told JTV and Sky Sport Italia.

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Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo will be available to face Manchester United, but has been given a one-game ban by UEFA.

The Ballon d’Or was sent off against Valencia in the Champions League, and an investigation was opened into his conduct, as is standard procedure.

The Bianconeri made no appeal, given how hard it would be to win one, so CR7 was always facing at least one match out.

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Spanish newspaper Marca claims Cristiano Ronaldo and his entourage feel “persecuted” by UEFA since joining Juventus.

The rapport with UEFA has been deteriorating rapidly since he left Real Madrid.

He didn’t turn up to the Champions League draw ceremony after learning he’d been snubbed for the Player of the Year award in favour of teammate Luka Modric.

Ronaldo was then sent off in his Champions League debut for Juventus, a 2-0 win over Valencia, for lightly tugging Jeison Murillo’s hair.

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s biographer Guillem Balague believes the star will find the “unconditional and unanimous affection” he craves at Juventus.

The Ballon d’Or winner was distraught after the harsh red card in his Champions League opener against Valencia, bursting into tears.

However, the reaction from teammates, Coach, the fans and even President Andrea Agnelli – who tweeted an image of the others lifting a weeping Ronaldo off the ground with the caption: ‘One for all and all for one’ – seemingly surprised him.

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There are four Juventus players in the UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football Team of the Week after their 2-0 victory away to Valencia.

The Bianconeri were down to 10 men for over an hour due to Cristiano Ronaldo’s controversial dismissal.

Nonetheless, they conquered the Mestalla 2-0 thanks to a pair of Miralem Pjanic penalties, which puts the Bosnian in the UEFA Ideal XI based on points these players would earn for your Fantasy Football team.

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