Juventus beat AC Milan 1-0 in Week 12 of the Italian League match at the Juventus Stadium on Sunday (11/10).
The result sent Juventus back to the top of the standings while the Italian League Serie A overtook Inter Milan. The only Juventus goal scored by Paulo Dybala on 77 minutes.
The match between two rivals in Italy itself was bland. The first round match barely created a golden opportunity.
The only dangerous attack was born from the feet of Milan defender Theo Hernandez at the end of the first half. His shot from outside the penalty box was still able to be ignored by Wojciech Szczesny.
Entering the second half, Juventus and Milan still have difficulty converting a number of opportunities into goals.
The Old Lady could only break the deadlock on 77 minutes thanks to Dybala’s goal. The Argentine striker outwitted two Milan players in front of the penalty box and fired hard.
The ball that leads to the right goal of Milan could not be blocked by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Milan tried to catch up, but Juve’s defense was solid enough to be broken. Moreover, Szczesny’s appearance is very neat so that several times confronting the golden opportunity for the visitors.
Dybala almost scored the second goal of the match in three minutes of added time. The hard kick ball is still able to be blocked by Donnarumma.
Score 1-0 for Juventus also lasted until the fight was over. The Old Lady returned to the top of the Italian League standings this season with the victory. Gathering 32 points, they are only one point apart from Inter Milan.
Maurizio Sarri decided to change the course of the match by entering Paulo Dybala to replace Ronaldo in the 55th minute. Sarri’s decision was correct because Dybala finally scored the winning goal after receiving Higuain’s pass
Ronaldo himself did not cover up his disappointment after learning he was pulled out by Sarri. Ronaldo moves his hands over the sign of disappointment.
Not only that, Ronaldo did not sit on the bench and chose to go straight to the dressing room. Ronaldo is even said to have left the Juventus Stadium before the match was over. ‘
With the victory over Milan, the moment Juventus won after Ronaldo was pulled out has happened in the last two matches.
In the Champions League match, Juventus scored the winning goal over Lokomotiv Moscow in injury time after Ronaldo was pulled out in the 82nd minute.
In the career of Ronaldo at Juventus, this is the first time CR7 has been replaced in two consecutive matches. Not only that, Ronaldo’s note pulled out in the 55th minute is the fastest time Ronaldo was pulled out since he came to Juventus.
Ronaldo has scored six goals for Juventus in all competitions this season.