Dejan Kulusevski admits he has no idea how to defend against Juventus team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo as his Sweden side take on Portugal in Nations League
- Dejan Kulusevski says Juventus team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is unstoppable
- They will play each other in Nations League clash between Sweden and Portugal
- The midfielder says Ronaldo ‘decides everything’ if the forward has a good game
Juventus star Dejan Kulusevski says even he doesn’t have a plan to stop team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo as he prepares to play against the Portuguese star with Sweden.
The midfielder is a new signing in Turin this season and has seen close up just how difficult it is to stop the former Real Madrid man, having featured in a handful of training sessions with him.
His national side have already been punished by Ronaldo in recent weeks as he netted a brace against them in Nations League last month.
Juventus star Dejan Kulusevski says he has no idea how to stop team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo
He will play against the forward when Sweden play Portugal in the Nations League on Tuesday
But ahead of Sweden second Group 3 clash against Portugal on Tuesday, Kulusevski admits he has no advice to his side on thwarting him and believes the 35-year-old will dictate things if he gets into his stride.
‘There is no one who can stop him,’ he said, as reported by Goal. If he has a good day, he decides everything on his own.
‘We did not manage to stop him last match, but we get another chance on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old has just joined Juventus but has already been left in awe of Ronaldo’s quality
‘I do not know how to stop him, you have to be aggressive get him frustrated. I know what it’s like to play against aggressive backs and in the end you get frustrated.’
The 20-year-old joined Juventus for £31million from Parma in January before being loaned back to the Serie A outfit for the remainder of the season. He has now linked up with the Old Lady and has made two appearances so far – scoring his first league goal against Sampdoria last month.
Portugal currently top their Nations League group after a 4-1 win over Croatia, the 2-0 victory against Sweden and a 0-0 stalemate with France.
Sweden, meanwhile, are bottom after three straight defeats. They were beaten 1-0 by France in September and lost 2-1 to Croatia on Sunday.
