Juventus, Allegri speaks about the USA tour and his first chat with CR7

Juventus will play Benfica tomorrow at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey as part of the International Champions Cup. There manager, Massimiliano Allegri, spoke to the media at his prematch press conference: "We are working well here in the United States, above all in the defensive phase. After the tournament here, the squad will get together on August 8th and we will have 10 days to prepare for the first match of the new season. Benfica? The match against them is a good test against a squad of an international level. Cancelo? He is a young player with the potential to become one of the best full-backs in the world. Ronaldo? He is an added value to us. He has international experience, is a great player and I am happy to get to train him. This will be an even more difficult year for us because the other teams will be even more aggressive because we have won for many years in a row and added an extraordinary player like Cristiano. The others will be even more motivated to play us."

Finally, Allegri was asked about his first conversation with Ronaldo: "We spoke about the happiness in which he was welcomed and of his decision, but it was in the middle of his vacation and we didn't speak of football."