Cristiano Ronaldo volvió a ser el que era antes de la pandemia, al menos en lo que se refiere a sus aportaciones en la cancha." data-reactid="32">Cristiano Ronaldo returned to being who he was before the pandemic, at least in regards to his contributions on the field.
He lavished two assists on goal and converted a penalty kick in Friday’s duel, in which Juventus beat Lecce 4-0 to keep 10 men, so that the “Vecchia Signora” improved their chances of extending a record by conquering a ninth consecutive Serie A title.
coronavirus en Italia. En la jornada, pareció recuperar la forma, y colocó a la Juve siete puntos encima de la Lazio, que ocupa el segundo sitio y será anfitriona de Fiorentina este sábado." data-reactid="34">The Portuguese star had had lackluster performances since the resumption of football interrupted by the coronavirus in Italy. On the day, it seemed to regain form, and placed Juve seven points above Lazio, which occupies the second place and will host Fiorentina this Saturday.
“What is important is that we continue to get the results,” said Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri when asked about his growing advantage at the top of the table. “We had some problems at the beginning, and managed to function towards the end of the first half. But I got a good mindset because even when the game was decided, we kept attacking. “
Lecce continued in the relegation zone, but is equaled in points with Genoa, who occupies the last rung in which permanence is achieved.
The start of the match was brilliant for Lecce, but his chances of getting any revenue were reduced when defender Fabio Luccioni received the direct red card for a foul on Rodrigo Betancur, when the Uruguayan was already on goal.
Thus, the visiting squad stayed with 10 men for almost an hour.
“Until the expulsion, the match was even,” said Lecce coach Fabio Liverani, who also regretted the large number of players who have lost due to injuries.
“Maybe if we had all the players available, I would have made different moves. At the moment I have a maximum of 14 available players, but I am sure that, with a bit of fortune, having some members back, we can do well in games against direct rivals.
Juventus scored all their goals after the red card and in the second half. However, it took him a long time to break down the door.
Cristiano had several opportunities but missed a shot and a header. However, he provided the pass to open the scoring for the Bianconeri eight minutes after the break. He yielded back for the Argentine Paulo Dybala, who defined sagging from the edges of the area.
Then, Cristiano got his goal, by executing the penalty penalized by a lack of Luca Rossettini on the own Portuguese.
At 83, the former Real Madrid player was a taco player to Argentine Gonzalo Higuaín, who had just entered from the bench.
Two minutes later, Matthijs de Ligt sent the nets a header, after a cross from Douglas Costa, to crown a great night of Juventus.
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