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Andrea Pirlo made the bold decision to rest Cristiano Ronaldo for Juventus’ clash with Benevento, and that backfired.
The old woman started the match in a bad mood, and the hosts won most of the initial exchanges.
Both teams stopped after 10 minutes in tribute to Diego Maradona, with both sides applauding with the clock ticking, before play continued.
There were occasions on both ends of the field, but it was the fit man who broke the deadlock. Álvaro Morata scored his eighth goal of the season, after cutting to the left before passing both defender and goalkeeper, and things began to look up.
We started to put pressure on the hosts, but after 40 minutes, Benevento came back into play and had many opportunities.
Gaetano Letizia was the man who tied the score at the edge of the break, as our team continued to polish the clearances, which was a great blow.
The second half was filled with more opportunities, as both sides continued to come out looking for a winner, but the team just wasn’t up to the task.
Arthur is likely to be questioned again, as he received criticism after his midweek performance and had another below-average performance, while Paulo Dybala also remained far from his best.
This is not the Juventus we have hoped for over the years, and after last weekend’s convincing performance I thought our struggles were going to end.
Does Pirlo have questions to answer for leaving Cristiano at home?
Patrick
