Hellas Verona midfielder Miguel Veloso says it was "beautiful" when his side beat Juventus this season because it made Cristiano Ronaldo angry.
The 33-year-old captained his side to a 2-1 home victory over the reigning Serie A champions in early February this year.
While it was the Bianconeri who took the lead in the second half thanks to a strike from Portugal star Ronaldo, Fabio Borini and Giampaolo Pazzini struck for the hosts to upset Maurizio Sarri's team in Verona.
And Veloso says the win has been one of the highlights of the season so far as he got to upset his Portugal team-mate.
"The thrill of beating Cristiano Ronaldo? Beautiful, because I know him and I know he doesn't like losing," he said in an Instagram story.
"Seeing him angry was quite nice, even if we talked after the game."
Hellas have had a strong season and sit eighth in the Italian top-flight having played 25 games before the coronavirus pandemic brought a halt to football across the world.
And Veloso hopes the campaign gets underway again as he looks for his side to improve even further.
"This is my best season, but it is not only thanks to me, but also to all my team-mates. It's not just Miguel or Pazzini, we are a team. If the team does well, individual quality comes out," he said.
"I thank the staff and my team-mates, who have contributed to having a good season so far. At the beginning of the year I wanted to give my best, I hope to be able to finish the season because what we are doing is really beautiful.
"I'm doing very well in Verona. I did not expect to settle in so well, on a football and environmental level. I live in the centre of town, I almost never need a car, I can walk peacefully with my family.
"I arrived at a newly-promoted team where many players and the coaching staff were changing. It was not easy to do well from the start but we followed our coach.
"My only thought was to return to a great level and Verona was the right choice.
"Luca Toni had told me about the warmth of the fans, I heard the roar after my first goal against Bologna and it was beautiful."
M_B-7
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C.Ronaldo without a doubt is the greatest player in the history of Football.
leviiscr7
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M_B-7
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Some clowns like @Looacekln are spreading the fake information that C.Ronaldo met L.Messi in 2009 UCL for the first time. Let me tell you mate you’re too young to see that match when Messi first met C.Ronaldo. It was in 2008 semifinal, not in UCL final. Manchester United beats Barcelona 1-0 on aggregate to pack your Messi’s ass and sent him back to Spain. Don’t believe anything you read on Messi’s fan base pages. Gather some knowledge and stop spreading fake information.
Looacekln
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The first time cr7 met Messi, it was in UCL final Barcelona 🆚 manutd, Messi made cr7 cry by winning UCL title with a stunning header! And after that Messi had made cr7 cry 😢 in El classico 18 times, in 30 El classico meeting with 7 draws! Messi did not only overshadowed cr7 in laliga but it all started when cr7 was at utd! This is not hate, it is reality, it is fairness and justice ⚖ to Goat 🐐 Messi! The worst hater is anyone placing cr7 beside Messi!
chimeka10
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Ronaldo is a good player ,very hardworking ,but has a very bad problem ,that is hot temperdness ,one must not win always ,everyone always has tough time in life ,in order to overcome ,you will have to be patience .When I was younger ,when Barcelona lose one match ,I always got angry 😠 and behaved abnormal,but as I understood little about life ,I saw it as normal thing and I hoped for better result next time ,but I just hope Ronaldo will stop getting angry at just a lose.
Benosky1
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Messi trying to explain how he lost 4 finals with Argentina😂😂😂😂