Ronaldo at the receiving end

8220;I can accept the whistles, they may have even been justified on that occasion8230;Since I and the whole team played horribly against Udinese,8221; the Brazilian said. 8220;But what really hurt was the attempted assault as I was leaving the stadium,8221; he told the Gazzetta Dello sport daily.

8220;In this climate of tension and fear, somebody could decide to leave Inter,8221; he added. Ronaldo was speaking from Spain, where he is set to play for Brazil against his old club Barcelona.

Inter issued a statement last evening, deploring the fans whothrews stones and bottles at players8217; cars.

8220;Violence8230;is absolutely unacceptable. The club points out that a few hooligans fortunately are not representative in any way of Inter fans as a whole.

Ronaldo said he had not yet thought of leaving Inter, but added: 8220;the future is something that is planned day by day, experience after experience.And every good intention must always be confirmed by the facts.8221;