The UEFA cup final in 1998 in Paris between Inter Milan and Lazio saw Ronaldo change his perception from a world-class player to a phenomenon. The match was labeled as the best upcoming attacker in ronaldo vs the best upcoming defender in Lazio's Alessandro Nesta. But in the 90 minutes, it became evident that the match-up turned out to be a walk in the park for the Brazilian. Inter beat their Italian counterparts 3-0 with Ronaldo scoring the final goal on the night. Nesta admitted after the game, "It was the worst experience of my career. He was simply unstoppable."
