[인터풋볼] Reporter Oh Jong-heon = Cristiano Ronaldo (36, Juventus)’s defensive attitude is pouring criticism.
Juventus won 3-2 over Porto in the 2nd leg of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) in the 2020-21 season held at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy on the 10th at 5 am (Korean time). However, Juventus, who lost 1-2 in the first game, failed to advance to the quarterfinals according to the principle of many points away.
Juventus, who needed victory unconditionally, squeezed Porto from the beginning of the game. However, Porto was responsible for the opening goal. In the 17th minute of the first half, Tarimi was penalized after being fouled by Demiral, which was concluded by Oliveira.
With the start of the second half, the pursuit of Juventus began. Ronaldo, who received a long pass from the rear four minutes in the second half, gave the ball to Kiesa. Kiesa’s shot was just as it was. Juventus dominated numerically. In the 8th minute of the second half, Tarimi was sent off by warning.
Eventually, Juventus began to lead. In the 18th minute of the second half, Kiesa scored with a header after a Quadrado cross. The two teams played overtime with a total score of 3-3. Porto scored an equalizer for the match this day. Oliveira’s free kick in the 10th minute of the second half continued to score.
Juventus took the lead again with Ravio’s goal two minutes later. However, the match ended without any more goals, and Juventus was frustrated to advance to the quarter-finals according to the principle of multiple points away even after winning the second leg.
Along with the defeat, Ronaldo’s defensive attitude became the center of criticism. In the scene of Oliveira’s free kick goal in the second half of extra time, Ronaldo formed a defensive wall with Ravio and Morata. But just before shooting, he didn’t jump properly and turned his head. The ball that passed between Ronaldo’s legs was directly linked to a goal.
Seeing this, Italian coach Fabio Capello said, “Ronaldo jumped and turned towards the wall in the last free kick shot. When building a defensive wall, don’t be scared by the ball. It’s an unforgivable mistake that has no excuses,” he pointed out Ronaldo’s defensive attitude.
Nicolas Amoroso, who played an active part in Juventus, also gave a shot. Amoruso raised the level of criticism, saying, “You should never put Ronaldo as a defensive wall in a free kick situation. He cares so much about his image that he is afraid of hitting the ball in the face.”
Juventus, who allowed a goal for Ronaldo’s uncomfortable attitude, couldn’t laugh at the second leg win. In particular, Juventus aimed for’Big Year’ by recruiting Ronaldo, known as the man of UCL. However, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals after being pushed by Ajax in his first season, and last season knelt to Olympiad Lyon in the semi-finals. And once again, I finished the challenge in the round of 16.
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