Ronaldo rejects captain armband in 3-1 victory against Udinese

Cristiano Ronaldo refused to take the captain’s armband from Gonzalo Higuain – instead giving it to Blaise Matuidi as a mark of respect.

It happened as Juventus took a comfortable 3-1 victory at the Allianz Stadium to go level on points with league leaders Inter Milan in Serie A.

Juventus is level on points against Inter Milan after the former won against Udinese in the 16th game-week of Serie A, meanwhile the Nerazurris ended up in a draw against Fiorentina.

Ronaldo has kind of regained his form as he scored a brace to help his side win 3-1 against Udinese.

This could certainly give the Portuguese International some confidence as he made a slow start to this campaign by being away from the score-sheets.

The ex-Chelsea striker removed the captain’s armband – which he’d inherited from Bonucci – and passed it to Ronaldo. However, the 34-year-old star decided not to wear it and ran towards Blaise Matuidi and helped him to fix the band on his left arm.

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It’s believed that Ronaldo made the decision because Matuidi has played for Juventus for one year longer than himself. Thus, making a classic gesture, which was applauded later by everyone.