Many Italian and Spanish media outlets reported on the trip of the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo's mother, Dolores Aveiro, to Italy while carrying the flag of the Portuguese club Lisbon. She was photographed aboard the plane just hours before the Italian Cup final between Juventus and Atalanta, where Juventus is counting on this title to avoid finishing the season "empty-handed."
This act has puzzled and stirred debate among many Juventus fans and Ronaldo's supporters, especially as it coincided with previous hints from Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes that the Portuguese star wishes to leave for Lisbon and end his career at the club that introduced him to the world. Meanwhile, Mendes recently suggested that Ronaldo might postpone his return to Lisbon until next summer. It is worth noting that the Portuguese team was crowned the local league champions a few days ago.
On her part, the newspaper "Marca" stated that the reason behind Ronaldo's mother carrying the Lisbon flag is her lifelong love for this club. Despite her son playing for many big European teams, she has always dreamed of him returning to finish his career in Lisbon. It revealed that his mother has been pressuring him lately to move to Lisbon, seeing this as a dream for her, especially as she suffers from several health issues and wishes for her son to be closer to her consistently.