The former Inter defender said, “Ronaldo is the greatest number 9 of all time.”
“Our team from ’97/’98, we have a group chat, everyone with Simeone, Moriero… we all wished Ronaldo a happy birthday. For us, he was the absolute best,” said Beppe Bergomi, former Inter defender, speaking to TvPlay.
“His time with us was plagued by many injuries, but when he was fit, he was unstoppable,” he explained. “In our first practice match, I said, ‘I’ll mark him,’ but he managed to slip the ball underneath me and volleyed it. The speed and technique I saw in him while sprinting, I haven’t seen that in anyone else… he was the best player I’ve played with.”
“Ronaldo was the greatest number 9 of all time.” “If we talk about number 9s, he was the greatest of them all. Despite the injuries, he managed to dominate. I’ve talked to Baresi, Costacurta, and even they struggled against him.
Then a player’s value is measured over the long term, so you have Messi and Ronaldo. The strongest? Maradona above all, the list starts with him and then the others,” Bergomi added. He concluded with a comment about Lautaro Martinez:
“In previous seasons, he used to have a couple of months with a goal drought, but now even in not-so-good performances, he stays in the game and is an example. Lautaro is constantly improving,” Bergomi concluded.
