Published 19:30 IST, November 7th 2019
Sarri: Christiano Ronaldo was angry due to minor knee problem
Maurizio Sarri stated that Cristiano Ronaldo's angry reaction while being substituted was due to a minor knee problem he had sustained a few days ago.
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Juventus manr, Maurizio Sarri, stated that Cristia Ronaldo's angry reaction while being substituted was due to a mir knee problem he h sustained a few days ago. Ronaldo was taken off play due to a sore knee as his ductor h easily got tired. Ronaldo was substituted in 82nd minute in his Champions League group st match against Lokomotiv Moscow on vember 6 in capital city of Moscow. Sarri said that he feared that Ronaldo would hurt himself and that is reason he substituted forward and sent Dybala in his place.
'Ronaldo was frustrated due to knee problem'
According to reports, as Ronaldo walked off pitch, he could be seen being involved in a very short conversation with Maurizio. In a press conference after match, Juventus manr said that Cristia was frustrated as he was t able to play to his full potential during group st match.
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ditionally, Ronaldo endured a disappointing evening as he failed to break record of scoring against most number of clubs in Champions League. However, his first-half free-kick was netted by Aaron Ramsey right on goal line to deny former Manchester United striker first goal of match.
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Juventus' 300th Champions league goal
It was Italian club's 300th Champions League goal, making m 5th club to achieve such a feat after Manchester United, Real Mrid, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich. Although Juventus manr stated that his team was far from best even though y won match.
Even though Juventus won match 2-1 with goals from Aaron Ramsey in 3rd minute and a stopp-time goal from Douglas Costa, Sarri said that first half of game was too open and in second half, y h too many players above defensive line. He furr ded that his time h taken a lot of risks during match but y wanted to win at any cost and achieved it.
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Juventus is currently perched at top in Serie A with a one-point vant against Inter Milan. Juventus has won 9, drawn 2 and lost 0 out of 11 matches y have played so far. y next play against AC Milan on vember 11 in a league to be played at Allianz Stium.
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(With inputs from ncies)
15:37 IST, November 7th 2019