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Andrea Pirlo's criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo

By Mauricio Saenz

Juventus coach criticized the Portuguese striker
 

Juventus coach criticized the Portuguese striker  

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A goal from a direct free kick has put Cristiano Ronaldo back in the trigger. The crack from Funchal, who received a lot of criticism in Italy for jumping in Sérgio Oliveira's free-kick goal that left Juventus out of the Champions League in the round of 16, received this Wednesday a 'stick' from his coach, Andrea Pirlo, precisely for doing the opposite against Parma: not jumping.

The difference? On this occasion, unlike what the Polish Wojciech Szczesny did against Porto, Gianluigi Buffon ordered Juan Cuadradoto lie down behind the barrier to prevent the ball from sneaking underneath, so Cristiano had, this time, jump to gain a few inches on the throw.

He didn't do it and the right hand of the Uruguayan Gastón Brugman slipped precisely through the gap left by the Portuguese, located in the defensive wall between Arthur Melo and Rodrigo Bentancur. Asked about this situation once the match ended, Pirlo replied: “As for Ronaldo, these things can happen. We will see if in the future we put it on the barrier or not, "snapped the former Italian footballer.

Alex Sandro double

Luckily for Cristiano and for Juve, goals from Alex Sandro (2) andMatthijs de Ligt turned the score around and allowed the 'Bianconera' squad to add three points in a day in which Inter, the outstanding leader of Serie A, drew in the field of Spezia (1-1) and Milan, second, fell at San Siro against Sassuolo (1-2).

 


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