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Rodrigo Bentancur Reveals Why He 'Panicked' About Juventus Move & Recalls First Meeting With Ronaldo

Rodrigo Bentancur has opened up about the nerves he experienced before joining Juventus from Boca Juniors back in July 2017, claiming that he 'panicked' at the thought of having to leave his family for a move to Turin.

Bentancur's move to Juventus was sealed back in July 2015 when Boca included first refusal on the midfielder in a deal that saw Carlos Tevez head back to La Bombonera.

The Uruguayan midfielder spoke to DAZN (as quoted by Football Italia) about his move to the Bianconeri revealing: “When they told me about the possibility of coming to Juventus I panicked.