Cristiano Ronaldo will experience his first Derby della Mole this evening as Juventus take on Torino, but he has a long history of shining in local derbies.
It kicks off at 19.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.
This will be the first Turin showdown for CR7 and he confessed to Tuttosport that he already heard how important this fixture is.
“One of the kitmen told me, ‘please, you have to win, otherwise my grandmother…’
Cristiano Ronaldo will experience his first Derby della Mole this evening as Juventus take on Torino, but he has a long history of shining in local derbies.
It kicks off at 19.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.
This will be the first Turin showdown for CR7 and he confessed to Tuttosport that he already heard how important this fixture is.
“One of the kitmen told me, ‘please, you have to win, otherwise my grandmother…’
“I’ve learnt that Juventus fans refuse to lose two games: against Inter and Torino. Losing is always bad, I don’t like it. A derby is always a great occasion, so we have to win it.”
The Lisbon Derby was never really an occasion for the Sporting CP youth product, as he only played rivals Benfica once in a 2-0 home defeat in December 2002.
Ronaldo played 11 editions of the Manchester Derby from 2003-09, including one in the FA Cup, and emerged with a balance of seven wins, a draw and three defeats.
More importantly, he scored four goals in those fixtures and provided two assists.
When he moved on to Real Madrid, the derby with neighbours Atletico Madrid were even more fiery.
In 31 of those showdowns in all competition, which included two Champions League Finals, Ronaldo found the net 22 times along with eight assists.
He even scored two hat-tricks in the Madrid derbies, Real picking up 15 wins, eight draws and eight losses.