Juventus ran out 3-0 winners against Chievo Verona yesterday evening, with the Bianconeri overcoming little resistance from the Flying Donkeys as they picked up another important three points.
Emre Can, Douglas Costa and Daniele Rugani all got their names on the scoresheet as Cristiano Ronaldo had a night to forget - missing two easy chances and having a penalty saved by veteran goalkeeper Sorrentino.
La Gazzetta dello Sport said that Douglas Costa was: "He is the man who takes the champagne to the party. He scored one and assisted Alex Sandro who came close to scoring the third for Juve. He had fun," whilst saying Ronaldo was comparable to: "when you can’t do anything at work, think of his game. He missed a penalty and two easy chances."
Tuttosport said that Costa was "figuratively unreachable for Chievo defenders. The opener is a thing of beauty, but he did much more than that," but that Ronaldo was "Not sufficient, not only for the penalty. He missed many chances, sometimes he was selfish and complained too much with a young referee."
Finally, the Corriere dello Sport said that Costa "Scored an amazing opener: his first goal this season. He will be Allegri’s secret weapon in the second part of the season. Again." Meanwhile, saying "Sorrentino didn’t bring good luck. If he wasn’t 39, CR7 could have sponsored him for Juve. First mistake from the spot in Black-and-White but the performance was not negative."
liverpoli
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One penalty miss, and they forget who he is
prakashcr7
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If Lion🦁 takes two step backwards then it doesn't mean he is tired, it means he is preparing for something big. Cristiano Ronaldo will come back stronger than previous.
lukzlat910
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One penalty miss for Juventus and the media starts blasting him? Jeez what's wrong with them do they want attention?? Slam Ronaldo for all I care but you can't deny the fact that he's one of the best in the world!
Suylmortuy
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they won Supercoppa..because of him.. U can't decide just one game.. today u score tommorow will be not..
janabarca
60
this is the reality they applauded him for winning the copa single handedly. gave economic boost to Italy and one penalty in a winning match they
Wowdmorsuy
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One penalty miss, and they forget who he is
It's not just about the penalty, CR7 has over 125 shots at goal but only produced 14 in the league. For his 'greatness' this is poor and this isn't about one game, it's about his inconsistency in front of the goal. CR7 has over 40 shots more than any other player in the other 4 big leagues and still not the leading goal scorer but yet he's still known as the best, that is far from the best that's poor.