Roma stars dive in on Ronaldo

Roma players Christian Panucci and Mancini have warned Cristiano Ronaldo he cannot expect “protection” from the referee when the Italians host Manchester United on Wednesday.

The sides meet in the Champions League quarter-final first leg this week and former Chelsea and Italy full-back Panucci said: “Ronaldo’s class is unquestionable. But I believe he abuses his dribbling talents and always exaggerates his falls.