A funny shot by Ronaldo in the meeting with Lazio and Pirlo explains why he stayed on the bench (video)

Unusually, Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo decided to keep his star, Cristiano Ronaldo, on the bench in Lazio’s 3-1 game for the 26th week of the Italian league.

However, the Portuguese star took center stage, while the cameras took it, a funny shot with his Brazilian colleague Arthur Melo on the bench, in which the “Don” appeared as if he was asking the players of his team to trust on long balls, while Arthur Melo made a movement as if he was admonishing his colleagues.

The duo also appeared in another shot, having fun and smiling on the bench.

Pirlo Ronaldo remained on the bench until the 69th minute, to be pushed as a substitute for Spanish Álvaro Morata.

Regarding Ronaldo sitting on the bench, and starting with the defender with Danilo in the center of the field, Pirlo said: “We thought about Tuesday’s game against Porto … We have some players who trained a bit, like Cuadrado and Arthur” .

He continued: “We knew that today’s game (yesterday Saturday) was a final and some had to play in new positions and showed professionalism and sacrifice.”

On the confrontation with Porto in the second leg of the Champions League final, the coach said: “I feel more tired than the players, so I need to rest as well. We have to find the right approach for this match, like the Champions League. “. La Liga is a very important goal, and we can’t. “Make a mistake on Tuesday.”

It should be noted that Juventus had lost the first leg to host Porto, with two goals to one.

Source: Agencies

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