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| Ronaldo is being criticized by Italian media © AFP=News1 |
Italian media were outraged. Italian Serie A pride Juventus was eliminated from the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL), as Cristiano Ronaldo’s easy defense was a problem in the process.
Juventus won 3-2 in the second leg of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League (UCL) match against Porto held at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy on the 10th (Korean time) after an overtime match. However, as a result of the summation with the first game, he failed to advance to the quarter-finals because he was pushed out of many points away.
This is a shocking result for Juventus, which was ahead of Porto in many ways, such as the UCL’s achievements and the size of the team’s finances.
In particular, Ronaldo’s defense was painful when Sergio Oliveira of Porto scored with a free kick in the 10th minute of extra time, when a tight match continued.
Ronaldo, who stood on the defensive wall, turned back and passively avoided before Oliveira even kicked the ball. As mentioned, it was a very important moment, so this defense made a big difference.
Italian media criticized Ronaldo’s defense on the 10th. “Ronaldo’s action was a’fatal mistake’,” said “Corele Delo Sport.” “He criticized it strongly.
“La Gazzetta Delo Sport” goes further, “I wonder how Ronaldo is helping Juventus. With Juventus’ financial difficulties, Ronaldo (a high-payer) is increasingly losing value in existence.” And pinched.
Meanwhile, Juventus was eliminated in the UCL Round of 16 for the second year in a row due to several negative factors such as Ronaldo’s sluggishness and bad luck in the goal.