Andrea Pirlo claims Cristiano Ronaldo was "happy" to be subbed off in Juventus ' win over Inter Milan. The Portuguese star was hauled off after 70 minutes at the Allianz Stadium despite scoring his side's opener.
Ronaldo has previously made his frustrations clear when substituted this year, but on Saturday night he willingly came off and gave Pirlo a high five.
Juventus were down to 10 men following Rodrigo Bentancur's dismissal and the Juventus boss felt as if he needed to switch things up - a decision Ronaldo appeared to concur with. "I think it was the first time he was happy to be subbed off," Pirlo told Sky Italia . "We were one man down, and he'd have been chasing shadows.
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