Juventus decision not to play Cristiano Ronaldo in the match against the K-League All Star has a long tail. The disappointment of the supporters made the match promoters busy giving explanations.
Ronaldo did not play in a match that ended with a score of 3-3. About 63 thousand fans who watched the match were disappointed because CR7 only sat on the bench throughout the match.
Sarri admitted that he had deliberately not played Ronaldo in the match. “Today we provide space for our young players who are ready to play,” Sarri said as quoted by Goal International. Sarri admitted at the start he had considered playing Ronaldo. But he considered the player was exhausted so he was rested.
“Ronaldo is very tired today. So we decided to rest him on today’s match.”
“Ronaldo is actually scheduled to play, but he is not 100% fit because he has muscle fatigue.”
TheFasta, the promoters of this match said they did not know the exact reason Juventus did not play Ronaldo. TheFasta stated that the deal with Ronaldo’s agreement would play at least 45 minutes.
Because of this, when Ronaldo did not take to the field in the second half, TheFasta immediately contacted Juventus and requested that CR7 be revealed.
“After knowing Ronaldo did not play in the second half, we asked Juventus to play Ronaldo as written on the contract.”
“Juventus told us that the manager and players knew about the clause, but Ronaldo could not play because of [inadequate] physical conditions. Juventus then no longer responded to our calls,” said TheFasta, quoted from the Korea Joongang Daily.
The K League party will also protest against Juventus regarding this match. The K League specifically apologized for Ronaldo’s appearance in the party against the K League All Star. They will also ask for compensation from the Federal for the loss.
“We apologize to fans because Ronaldo did not play even though in the end he was declared to have a muscle problem. We will be more careful not to disappoint K League fans,” the K League statement said.
Besides Ronaldo’s absence, Juventus also had a problem because it made the kick-off time delayed by 50 minutes. That is because Juventus flights experience delays when they land in China. The Fasta said that he had asked Juventus to come one day before but Juventus were sure they could arrive at the right time.
