Criticisms of Juventus after falling in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League against Porto, they remain intense
Former Vecchia Signora president Giovanni Cobolli shot Cristiano Ronaldo, who could not play the same role in Turin as Real Madrid.
For the former president, who was in charge of the Italian club between 2006 and 2009, lthe arrival of the Portuguese in the team was a “financial madness” that Juve could not afford.
“Hiring Cristiano Ronaldo was an absolute mistake. I said it from day one. He is a great player, a champion, but too expensive. Now everything is in the hands of Juventus, who pay him one million euros for every goal.” , Cobolli fired, which dampened criticism against Andrea Pirlo, the team’s coach.
“I can’t blame Pirlo. Andrea Agnelli [actual presidente] He took many risks and no longer loved Maurizio Sarri. He accepted because it was the choice of Paratici and Nedved [directores de equipo]”.
Since the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo in 2018, Juventus has never passed the quarterfinals, which reached the 2018/19 season, falling to the surprising Ajax.
Ronaldo did not score goals in the first round or in the second round against Porto. This had not happened in the eliminatory phases of the Champions League in 2017/18, when he was still playing for Real Madrid and remained empty in both games against Bayern, in the semifinals of that year.
Gathering so far the games he played in the Champions League with Juve, CR7 has so far scored 14 goals. In his last season in the Champions League with Real, he scored 15.