In another excerpt from his controversial autobiography, Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini surprised by praising the “almost diabolical cunning” of also Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos to harm rival players.
The Italian team veteran even recalled the injury caused by Ramos to Mohamed Salah, of the Liverpool, in the final of the 2017/18 Champions League, in which the Egyptian had to leave the match in the first stage with severe shoulder pain.
According to Chiellini, it was the “master shot” of the Spanish defender.
“He makes interventions that go beyond any logic, including the injuries he causes with near-devilish cunning. Salah (contusion) was a master stroke,” he wrote.
“The teacher Sergio Ramos, always said no (it was a fault) on purpose, but he was aware that, falling from that height and in that way, and without releasing his arm, you have a 90% chance of breaking a rival bone” he added.
The Juve element also described Ramos as “the best defender” in the world and praised several of his qualities.
“It can be said that he is impulsive, that he sometimes abandons tactics, that, due to his fault, Real take eight or 10 goals this season (which, if he caused two or three, would kill me), but he is also very technical and It could be a striker. He is the opposite of me and has characteristics that almost no one has, “he explained.
“He also transmits a lot of strength with his presence. Without him on the field, stars like Varane, Carvajal or Marcelo see themselves as small children in the youth team, and Madrid becomes a defenseless team,” he said.
To illustrate his point, Chiellini recalled the famous elimination of the Real Madrid at the hands of Ajax in the 2018/19 Champions League, in which the Dutch ran over in the Santiago Bernabéu.
In the previous game, in Amsterdam, Ramos considered that the series was already “won” and forced a yellow card that suspended him from the duel. However, the spell turned against the sorcerer.
“After the first game, they gave him two suspension games because it was authentic: he said that in life we have to make decisions, and frankly acknowledged that he forced that card to ‘clean his face’ before the quarterfinals. But, with he at the Bernabéu, you can be sure that the Meringues would not have lost by three goals difference. I bet what they want, “he concluded.
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