What Ronaldo said after scoring the goal that gave Juventus its first trophy of the season

Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed happiness after he scored the only goal of the game that saw Juventus lifting its first trophy of the season.

The 33-year old Portuguese scored a superb header from a cross taken by Miralem Pjanic just before the hour mark.

The game, Italian Super Cup, which was against AC Milan was played in Jeddah Saudi Arabia.

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Speaking post-game, Ronaldo told Rai Sport: “It was a very difficult match, it’s very warm and hard to play in these conditions.

“We played well, created a lot of chances and obviously I am happy to have scored the winning goal.

“It was my intention to start 2019 with a trophy, I have my first title with Juve and I am very happy.

“But it is only the start, we will take it one step at a time. We’ve got this trophy, now we must keep working hard to achieve the next one.”

“Serie A is always Juve’s main objective,” he added.

“We are top of the table, but it’s a very long tournament.

“It’s going to be tough, so we need to keep working.”