Football news - Cristiano Ronaldo is finding Serie A difficult compared to La Liga - Cafu

Ronaldo will "suffer a little" in Italy's top tier compared to how easy he found life in La Liga, says the former Milan and Roma full-back.

The Portuguese forward did not manage to find the net in the first three league matches of the season before he eventually opened his account for the Bianconeri against Sassuolo on September 16.

While the former Real Madrid superstar has since scored three goals and provided four in his last three league games, Cafu still believes that the going will be much tougher for him in Italy.

"He will suffer a little in the Serie A because Serie A is a lot more difficult than La Liga in terms of the contrast in teams and in terms of the physical contact," he told ESPN.

"But Ronaldo is always Cristiano Ronaldo. [He is the] best player in the world and will give a little more star power to Serie A."

The 33-year-old produced a hat-trick of assists for Juve in the 3-1 Serie A win over Napoli on Saturday.