Juventus the 'strongest we've been over the last eight years' - Chiellini

He divulged this information after his side’s 2-0 win over Frosinone where Ronaldo found the back of the net for the third time in a Juventus shirt.

“Nobody expected anything different from Cristiano Ronaldo and his goals are the least of our problems,’ the defender explains. “He was unlucky with the red card on Wednesday, but will always be decisive for us.

“With the quality that we’ve got, it’s unlikely we’ll fail to score over 90 minutes, so we just have to keep plugging away and wait for the moment.”

Shortly after Ronaldo’s goal, Bernardeschi added another to make it 2-0, Chiellini spoke about the performance of the younger members of the squad before professing that the squad is the strongest he has seen in eight years.

“I’m not surprised by Bernardeschi’s progress, as he is destined to be increasingly crucial for Juventus.

“I thought Paulo Dybala was fundamental, as he earned a lot of free kicks and gave us some breathing room. If he works with this attitude, he’s better than a year ago.”

“I watched the Juventus of Ciro Ferrara and Paolo Montero, even going back to Claudio Gentile and Gaetano Scirea. Football has evolved, you can’t compare with the past.

“What I can say is that we are certainly the strongest we’ve been over the last eight years.”