Published 19:18 IST, June 22nd 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo's slow start post lockdown leads to crisis meeting with Juve coach Sarri

Juventus head coach Maurizio Sarri held a crisis meeting with Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo after his poor performances post the lockdown in the Coppa Italia.

Reported by: Sreehari Menon
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Cristia Ronaldo's form post lockdown has been a sign of worry for Juventus. So much so, that manr Maurizio Sarri has reportedly sought a crisis meeting with Portugal forward. Juventus lost Coppa Italia final to Napoli on penalties with Ronaldo failing to participate in Russian roulette of penalty shootout that left Sarri still reaching for his first piece of silverware as his former side pipped him to trophy. Juventus begin ir Serie A campaign on Monday (Tuesday IST) and Cristia Ronaldo form has been a cause of concern for Serie A giants. 

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Juventus manr Maurizio Sarri holds crisis meeting over Cristia Ronaldo form 

Cristia Ronaldo has been in thick of action during lockdown, with his workout videos and training regimens being applauded by fans on Instagram. However, re are fears that three-month lockdown has h a heavy bearing on Cristia Ronaldo form, with Portuguese failing to score in both of Juventus' Coppa Italia matches. While Juventus are top of Serie A standings,  Bianconeri only hold a one-point vant over challengers Lazio. Maurizio Sarri will hope that his superstars including Cristia Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala come out all guns blazing when league returns to action this week. 

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According to Fox Sports, Maurizio Sarri held a crisis meeting discussing abysmal Cristia Ronaldo form and ded that Portuguese should t lose confidence. Sarri hopes that five-time Ballon d'Or winner returns in top form when he faces off against Bologna. According to  report, Sarri ackwledged that Juventus star prefers to play more centrally and that fans have t failed to tice that he sported longer rugby studs rar than usual football ones in order to increase his speed off mark. 

Cristia Ronaldo faced a lot of criticism for his performance against Napoli, with former Italian forward Luca Toni claiming that Portuguese couldn't even dribble past defenders. Luca Toni believed Ronaldo was experiencing some physical difficulty which restricted him from fully expressing himself on pitch. Ronaldo also struggled against AC Milan in semi-final, failing to convert a first-half penalty. Ronaldo who turned 35 in February, has been time and again written off, but Portuguese forward has always responded with a trophy or a match-winning performance. Sarri will hope that turn of events holds true this week when Juventus travel to Bologna to resume ir chase for glory.   

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19:18 IST, June 22nd 2020