UEFA Vice-President: 'Ronaldo gave Serie A credibility'

• UEFA Vice-President: 'Ronaldo gave Serie A credibility',UEFA Vice-President Michele Uva hopes Serie A sides excel in the Champions League and Europa League, whilst Cristiano Ronaldo “gave Italian soccer credibility.”

Juventus and Roma are inside the Champions League spherical of sixteen, even as Inter, Napoli and Lazio take part in the Europa League from the round of 32.

“For an Italian like me, to see the Champions League and Europa League finals be all-Italian affairs would be the remaining dream,” Uva informed RMC game radio.

“there may be the potential to attain that, even though there are some very robust sides out there. I'm thrilled that golf equipment are starting to realize the importance of the Europa League, as for many years in Italy it become snubbed and that lost us plenty of places in the UEFA ranking.”

Juve made their intentions clean this season by using signing Cristiano Ronaldo from actual Madrid.

“He gave Italian football loads of visibility and credibility. Human beings talked about Serie A as a transitory league, but his arrival is way to the lengthy-time period vision of Juve. It’s handiest the begin, as all of them ought to build on it now.”