Alvaro Recoba admits he almost joined Juventus when he first moved to Italy.

The free agent, released from Inter Milan in the summer, the attacking midfielder said: "When I played in Uruguay, there were two possibilities to come and play in Italy: Inter and Juventus.

"I chose the Nerazzurri because at Juve were so many important players and there would have had less opportunity to play. But a week after my arrival, Inter signed Ronaldo ..."