Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticized after the elimination of Juventus in the eighth final of the Champions League. The Portuguese attacker jumped against FC Porto (3-2) on Tuesday-evening with a free kick by Sérgio Oliveira in extra time, after which the ball disappeared under his legs behind goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny into the goal of the home team. A crucial moment, because despite Adrien Rabiot’s 3-2, Juventus blew the retreat in the billion dollar ball.
Former Juventus attacker Nicola Amoruso, who played for the Italian superpower over two periods, made a harsh judgment about Ronaldo’s place in the Juventus wall after the tumultuous Champions League game in Turin. “I really would never have put it in the wall”, it sounded in an analysis before Sky Italia. “Ronaldo is afraid to get the ball in his face, because with him it’s all about his image”, the star player of the eliminated Juventus got along from Amoruso in a somewhat cynical way.
In the studio of Sky Italia Ronaldo was also hit hard by former Juventus coach Fabio Capello, who spoke of an ‘unforgivable mistake’ by the veteran in the 115th minute of the match against Porto. “In my time, players were chosen for the wall and could not be afraid of the ball. They were afraid of the ball and jumped with their backs to it, which is really unforgivable. Ronaldo also received a lot of criticism on social media. from Gary Lineker, who is normally a great admirer of the attacker in Italian service. “We have finally found something that Ronaldo cannot do: standing in a wall”, the English presenter wrote on Twitter. Former footballer Jamie Carragher, currently working as an analyst spoke as an analyst of CBS words to the same effect: “The whole wall doesn’t look good, but Ronaldo doesn’t even look at the ball. Little things make the difference at this stage of the tournament. ”
The entire wall of Juventus did not make the best impression with the not so hard free kick by Oliveira, who nevertheless managed to run away cheering after the crucial equalizer in extra time. Ronaldo’s disappointment was great and after the high-profile European game he did not appear in front of the cameras. The focus of the team of trainer Andrea Pirlo is now again on the Serie A, with a game against Cagliari on Sunday. However, prolonging the title seems to be a utopia given the ten-point gap on leader Internazionale. Juventus does still have a match credit.
Porto pinch it surely. We’ve finally found something Ronaldo can’t do: stand still in a wall. Blimey, Juve have scored again. 4-4 and Porto lead on away goals. Bonkers game.
– Gary Lineker ?? (@GaryLineker) March 9, 2021
Jamie Carragher putting it best on CBS right now – “That’s school boy stuff from Ronaldo.” The entire wall doesn’t cover themselves in glory here, but especially Ronaldo who isn’t even looking at the ball. Little things make the difference in these knockout tournaments. pic.twitter.com/6mUiQNN1o3
– EiF (@EiFSoccer) March 9, 2021