Christiano Ronaldo certainly has a big heart.
Despite cementing his name in Juventus, the skipper did not forget his Real Madrid links after knocking rivals Atletico out of the Champions League with Juventus, sending a message to his old club after the game.
The Portuguese superstar scored his eighth European hat-trick in Turin on Tuesday night as the Italian side pulled off a stunning comeback to reach the quarter-finals.
Juve had lost the first leg 2-0 in Madrid, with Ronaldo jeered throughout the match by the home fans, but he responded with three strikes in the second leg to have the last laugh.
After the game, Ronaldo was making his way through the mixed zone with his son and had little intention to stop – until he saw a familiar face.
Ronaldo spotted Edu Aguirre, a reporter for Spanish TV show El Chiringuito who broke down in tears when Real Madrid
¡¡EMOCIONANTE!! #TomásRoncero ALUCINA con el SALUDO de @Cristiano: “Que en una NOCHE COMO HOY se haya ACORDADO de mí…🤗”. #ChiringuitoCristiano pic.twitter.com/NeN0QaSsir
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) March 13, 2019
Although he was keen to make a swift exit, he said: ‘I send a hug to El Chiringuito, [Tomas] Roncero and all Real Madrid fans.’ Roncero, editor of newspaper AS, is another huge Real fan and regular contributor on El Chiringuito who was distraught when Real were knocked out of the Champions League.