(by Massimo Silvestri and Emiliano Scarapicchia) It is strange that the first expulsion in career, remedied in the Champions League by CR7 was just wearing the shirt of Juventus, a team considered by us Italians as the "Lady untouchable". Yesterday there was a real paradox, an expulsion not only non-existent but that involved one of the most correct and consistent players in world football.
An aggravating factor on the facts is that, as important as the Champions, where the most famous clubs in Europe invest huge financial resources, does not use the aid of the VAR and then, as reported at the end of the game by Allegri , single episodes risk in the end to compromise the efforts and the huge investments sustained. Unfortunately in Europe Juve seems to have been sucked by a negative spiral, as also confirmed by the events that occurred last year when a referee to say the least courageous had the coldness and the courage to grant a doubt penalty at the last second of a semi-final of Champions, without even advising the line judge.
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Expelling Ronaldo in the heat of the match, where Juventus were the best placed team and kept the ball in the game, was an equally courageous gesture, leaving them in 10 for three quarters of the match. A very curious story that leads us to doubt the expulsion, resulting from that fortuitous overflow between Ronaldo and an old acquaintance of Italian football, Murillo who thanks to the episode "worldwide" managed to turn the spotlight on himself, what that he had not managed to do in Inter.
For the theory of the glass half full, seeing a "Martian" come out in tears has brought CR7 back to the world of mere mortals, bringing it closer to the people, who until then had seen him and considered him as an extra-terrestrial, a champion who borders on antipathy because of the "perfection" that emanates from all pores. It was like seeing the “cult” scene of the famous “Rocky” film series when Ivan Drago, hit in the face, starts to bleed and that's when he discovers he's a man.
However, the Lady of Italian football was able to reach the goal, dominating and winning a game that was anything but simple in a difficult and prohibitive stadium, confirming once again the philosophy that distinguishes her from all the others, namely that everyone is at the service of a common cause, including top players. Certainly the next matches without CR7 will not be easy, also considering the fact that his arrival in Turin was the perfect weapon for the Champions League.
Now it will be up to the technician Massimiliano Allegri to get the solution out of the cylinder to motivate their boys, conveying anger and disappointment in determination and desire to continue winning.
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