Paulo Dybala Reveals He Once Told Ronaldo He Hated Him During Their Time at Juventus

• Paulo Dybala has revealed that he shared a good relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo
• Ronaldo spent three years at Juve after his shock transfer from Real Madrid in 2018
• Dybala is also the international teammate of the veteran's biggest rival, Lionel Messi

Paulo Dybala has opened up on his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo during their time at Juventus.

The two stars spent three years together in Turin before Ronaldo left for Manchester United. Dybala left at the end of last season and joined Jose Mourinho's AS Roma.

Before Ronaldo's arrival in 2018, Dybala was arguably the most sought-after player in Juventus. There were always reports of some tension between the two stars.

According to the young star, nothing could be further from the truth.

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Dybala hails from the same country as Ronaldo's arch-rival, Lionel Messi. He explained that as a child in Argentina, Diego Maradona and Messi were idolised for their football prowess.

However, this did not get in the way of the Roma star's relationship with Ronaldo, with the pair winning two Serie A titles.

"I spent three nice years with Cristiano, the team was very strong and he added something more," said Dybala, as quoted by Football Italia.

He described a discussion he once had with Ronaldo, where Dybala admitted to the five-time Ballon d'Or winner that he had once hated him.

"Once, we were flying out for a game; I was sitting at the back of the plane and he was slightly ahead. At some point, he came to me, we spoke about life in general for a while, and I told him: ‘As a kid, I practically hated you’. We laughed about it and we’ve always been on good terms."

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The 29-year-old was part of the Argentine squad that won the World Cup in Qatar last year. He was among the penalty takers as La Albiceleste beat France on post-match penalties after an enthralling 3-3 draw.

La Joya, as he is fondly referred to, is now leading Roma's charge to the Europa League and a top-four finish in the Serie A.

Ronaldo's frustrations at Al-Nassr

Ronaldo, meanwhile, is having a difficult time in Saudi Arabia recently, with his Al-Nassr side currently going through a rough patch of form and results, as Sports Brief previously reported.

It started with a draw against Al Feiha, which cost Rudi Garcia his job. Interim coach, Dinko Jeličić could then do nothing as an Odion Ighalo brace condemned his side against Al-Hilal.

It then went from bad to worse as Al-Nassr were dumped out of the Saudi King's Cup in the quarter-finals by Al-Wehda on April 24, with Ronaldo's growing frustration becoming evident.