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The elimination of Juventus in the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia has resulted in many in Italy rethinking some of the beliefs around the Vecchia Signora. And the new talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo, is not out of the question.
Cristiano: savior or need to be saved?
The performance of the Portuguese striker, who had an impressive first half of the season, is still badyzed in detail. This happens through good and bad times, and for this reason, his fitness loss over the first five games of the calendar year has not been overlooked.
Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport, ran with a story after the 3-0 setback at Atalanta confirming for his readers that Cristiano was indeed only too human & # 39;, an expression that perfectly summarizes his performance as inadequate when, if it were another player, it would be more than acceptable. This is the level of expectation that the number seven is set. And he's not just seen as the brilliant star of the team; since his arrival from Real Madrid, he has been tagged the man destined to bring the Italian giants to the top of European club football, winning the Champions League. This will be the true measure of its value to the club – rightly or wrongly – and this disappointment of the national cup should not be lived too long. However, there are certainly more doubts than before about whether or not he can lead them to the Holy Grail.
Gazzetta base their questioning of the superstar on a statistical badysis. In the match against Atalanta, he managed only nine good pbades, which shows the difficulty with which he was able to get in touch with his teammates in Bergamo, but does not reflect a trend in the general game of Cristiano. This, he is recognized, is actually better than his last season for Real Madrid.
More data. In his last four years at Real Madrid, he has averaged 1.2 to 1.5 scoring opportunities. This year in Serie A, this figure fell below one. Similarly, his presence in the penalty area fellbetween 7.3 and 9.3 ball touches per game with Los Blancos at 6.5 with The Old Lady.
Like home for Cristiano
The figures collected for the matches played at the Juventus Stadium are perhaps the most alarming. In 11 Serie A matches in front of his home fans, Cristiano scored only four goals. Despite this, Juventus has always maintained its 100% record in Turin. Away from home, the story is very different. The Portuguese legend scored in eight of the ten games, almost as if it was an insurance policy for his team. The year 2019 has started quietly for the striker, however, this is not the first time this has happened to him.
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JUAN MEDINA (REUTERS)
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