Cristiano Ronaldo 'Fine' Amid Rape Allegations, Says Juventus' Max Allegri

Cristiano Ronaldo is "fine" and his "professionalism is not in doubt" amid allegations he raped a woman in Las Vegas in 2009, according to Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri.

On Monday, Las Vegas police reopened an investigation into an allegation made by American woman Kathryn Mayorga that Ronaldo raped her in a hotel room nine years ago, which he denies.

Per Calciomercato.com's Lorenzo Bettoni, Allegri said in a press conference on Friday:

"Cristiano is fine. What I can say is that in his 15 years of career he has always distinguished himself for his professionalism inside and outside the pitch. He is a guy that has always been involved in social activities.

"His professionalism can't be put in doubt. Cristiano has no problems, yesterday he finished the training with [Mario] Mandzukic, [Moise] Kean and [Joao] Cancelo and, I repeat, his professionalism is not in doubt."

He added: "Juventus have to protect Ronaldo, but he is focused on the pitch. Cristiano is ready to play and do well tomorrow."

Ronaldo took to social media on Wednesday to deny the allegations:

The announcement by Las Vegas Police came after Mayorga, 34, was named by Der Spiegel as the woman involved in the case after the German outlet initially reported in April 2017 that he had been accused of rape in 2009 by a then-unnamed woman.

Mayorga requested the investigation be reopened after receiving new legal advice, having initially agreed to a $375,000 non-disclosure settlement that kept the allegations from going public. She has also filed a lawsuit against the 33-year-old Ronaldo.

On Thursday, Juventus lent their support to the forward, who arrived from Real Madrid in the summer for €112 million (£99.2 million), and they too paid tribute to his "professionalism:"

Football writer Daniel Storey was among those who found the Bianconeri's statement unsatisfactory:

Allegri's comments echoed those of his employer, and football writer Daniel Tiluk wasn't impressed:

Juventus travel to Udinese on Saturday looking to maintain their 100 percent start to the Serie A season.

Ronaldo has scored three times for his new side and contributed five assists.