Parma-Juve 0-4: Ronaldo show, Pelé passed

PARMA – Cristiano Ronaldo take and exceed PeelJuventus annihilates Parma from an athletic and technical point of view with an intense and fierce performance, which produces a fun game, in which Pirlo’s team does not tire of attacking. Another step in the progression that started at the resumption of the derby, continued with Barcelona and was interrupted only in the result against Atalanta, when Juventus had played convincingly anyway. Against Parma, the Bianconeri apply the ideas of Pirlo, developing a dominant football, with the defense so high that De Ligt and Bonucci are the protagonists of a couple of scoring chances in the second half, when they are playing in the Parma area. The ferocity with which they tear the ball from the feet of the opponents with deadly regularity is not adequately photographed by the result, despite being round, which speaks of a clear victory, not the brutal control of the entire match.

The proof of 6

This is the real thing Juventus? This is the Parma that tied at San Siro against Milan? The weight of the merits and demerits is difficult, but the growth of the bianconeri is undoubted, more and more consistent, more and more physically brilliant, more and more rapid in the spin of the ball, more and more confident in the exchange, reaching 93% of successful passes. On January 6 there will be a direct clash with Milan and it could be a sincere showdown, but if this is Pirlo’s Juventus, it cannot be described as offensive, fun and modern. And especially with a hunger that was not seen since the early years of Conte, those who Pirlo is inspired by the spirit of putting himself on the field.

The best

To determine the excellent performance there is undoubtedly the vengeful performance of CR7 what after doing wrong rigor Against Atalanta, he is relentless in every action, he is present throughout the offensive front, as well as scoring the two goals that allow him to climb one place in the ranking of all-time strikers. But you are not alone RonaldoIn fact, Ronaldo is exalted by the collective performance: it is a compact Juventus, which uses Alex Sandro on the left (perfect crosses and continuous hammering), Kulusevski between the lines, able to fit in and offer shore, the increasingly indispensable McKennie, who operates in management, sneaks into the area and acts as a midfielder. All while De Ligt is the usual giant and, bored on defense, allowing himself a lot of offensive forays, Bonucci is fine. Buffon who, in match 653 of Serie A, makes at least a couple of spectacular saves.

And a goal

Juventus takes a quarter of an hour to pick up the pace at the right point and then the goals arrive. Kulusevski’s first at 23 ‘: low shot from Alex Sandro and Morata’s deflection that frees Kulusevski at the second post. Left-handed plate of first intention of the Swede who beats Sepe and is worth the advantage of Juventus. Then Ronaldo’s in the 26th minute: Morata brushes a cross in the center of the area for Ronaldo who stands out and holes in with a strong and angular header. In the second half Juventus does not stop attacking, biting the game with malice and Ronaldo finds his personal double in the 3rd minute: Ramsey takes the ball to the limit and widens for Ronaldo, who controls the area and puts Sepe with a surgical shot left-handed satin at the far post. At 3-0, Juventus still fail on a number of occasions with Bonucci, De LIgt, McKennie, Morata (twice), Ronaldo. In the final, Parma tries to save the honor, Buffon opposes. And in 81 ‘Pirlo uses all his irony, replacing Cristiano (Chiesa enters his place) three days after the controversy, perhaps a bit exaggerated, due to the lack of substitution against Parma. Meanwhile, five minutes from the end, Morata found the goal after having missed a pair, with a perfect shot in an equally millimeter cross from Bernardeschi, who entered the final with good will.

Wonderful Championship

There remains a fundamental reflection on the absolute inconsistency of this Serie A, in which Parma goes to the leaders’ house Milan and put him in crisis, score two goals and collect the tie only in recovery; then, seven days later, he is subdued in his stadium by the Juventus that dominates the race and paves the emilians. And it is just one of dozens of cases in which, in a few days, the teams radically change, so weighing up the victories can be a fallacious exercise, because the continuity of the performance on the thirteenth day is a mirage for anyone. It will be a wonderful championship.