Cristiano Ronaldo may have been in the wall for the last time in the match between Juventus and Parma (3-1) on Wednesday evening with a free kick from the opponent. Not for the first time, the Portuguese did not perform his task in the wall properly, with a goal against. Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo was disappointed with the way the goal was scored. He will evaluate the role of Ronaldo in the wall in the coming days.
With a free kick by Parma in the 25th minute, Ronaldo took place in the wall. Juan Cuadrado lay down behind his teammates as a ‘wall girder’, allowing the players to jump up the wall to keep Parma player Gastón Brugman from scoring. Where all Juventus players jumped at the shot of Brugman, Ronaldo stood with his arm in front of his face. The ball went right over him and Gianluigi Buffon had no chance: 0-1. Last month, Ronaldo made a similar mistake in the Champions League against FC Porto. With a free kick by Sérgio Oliveira, the attacker jumped up and turned his back to the situation. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny then had no answer to the bet and Juventus was eliminated by the Portuguese top club.
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“We made it difficult for ourselves because of that opening goal”, Pirlo announced on Wednesday evening after the victory over Parma. Sky Italia. “After that it became dangerous a few more times from dead game moments. And that is a shame, because this season we handled these kinds of situations well. ” Pirlo could not yet say whether Ronaldo should no longer be allowed to take a place in the wall now that he has made another mistake against Parma. “Unfortunately, things like this happen. We will evaluate it in the coming days, ”said Pirlo, who did not stand up for Ronaldo. Juventus eventually won the match with two goals from Alex Sandro and one from Matthijs de Ligt. The the Dutch-international provided the assist on the tying run and headed in the 1-3 in the second half.
“We have turned the game around in our favor. This victory is important for our confidence, ”said Pirlo. “I thought we were playing well and took three important points. The second half was better than the first on our part. In the first half the pace of the ball was much too low. Maybe it is because of the concentration and we are not able to yield the same every match. Sometimes we are a bit slow, we hold the ball for too long and we allow the opponent to close the spaces ”, said a critical Pirlo. With six games to go, Juventus is in third place, eleven points behind leader Internazionale. The away game against Fiorentina is scheduled for this Saturday at 3 p.m.
| No. | Team | M. | W. | G. | V. | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 76 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 66 |
| 3 | Juventus | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 65 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 64 |
| 5 | Napoli | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 60 |
| 6 | Lazio | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 58 |
| 7 | AS Roma | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 54 |
| 8 | Sassuolo | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 49 |
| 9 | Sampdoria | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 42 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
| 11 | Bologna | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 38 |
| 12 | Udinese | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 33 |
| 14 | Genoa | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -13 | 33 |
| 15 | Spezia | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -18 | 33 |
| 16 | Torino | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | -8 | 31 |
| 17 | Benevento | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 31 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 28 |
| 19 | Parma | 32 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -33 | 20 |
| 20 | Crotone | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | -42 | 15 |
Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 8:45 PM
Stadium:Allianz Stadium (Torino)
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