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PARMA: Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini gave the title holders a 1-0 win at Parma in the opening match of Serie A of the new season on Saturday (August 24th), but without having the new coach Maurizio Sarri recovering.
Chiellini brought the ball home in the 21st minute after Parma did not clear the corner to allow the Turin club to take a winning start for its ninth consecutive title.
Cristiano Ronaldo also had the ball in the net before half-time, but his efforts were dismissed after VAR had shown that his shoulder was offside by a few millimeters when he was recovering Douglas Costa's pbad.
Ronaldo missed on other occasions and saw Parme goalkeeper Luigi Sepe save two attempts on a frustrating afternoon for the five – time world player of the year. The badistant coach of Juventus, Giovanni Martusciello, took the reins of the team, but the Italian media claimed that he was in constant contact with Sarri, diagnosed Monday of pneumonia. .
The title holders did not introduce any of their new hires although Gonzalo Higuain had a surprise start after being loaned last season to AC Milan and then to Chelsea.
"The team played an excellent first half, evolving very well, we could have converted more opportunities, but it was good like that," said Martusciello.
"I heard him before the match, at half-time and at the end of the match." He was visibly very happy with the result, even though he was a perfectionist and he was still angry. if everything did not happen as he wished. "
Ronaldo should have given Juventus a lead in the 12th minute, but sent his head over the bar after pbading his goal and hit the floor in frustration.
Juve was then released, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny having made a reflex stop against Roberto Inglese's shot.
The visitors took the lead as Sepe knocked down the box, Alex Sandro sent the ball home and Chiellini sent the ball to the keeper.
Juventus then started producing some of the pinball pbades that became Sarri's trademark and an incisive move ended Ronaldo's shot off.
The 34-year-old thought he scored in the 36th minute, but after the Juventus celebrations ended, the goal was declared offside.
Sepe denied Ronaldo with a brisk halt in the second half, while Parma nearly equalized a stoppage when Hernani's free-kick went past Szczesny's post.
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