Cristiano Ronaldo confessed to being relieved that he scored from a free-kick for Juventus after nearly 2 years of wait and around 42 attempts.
“I needed to score from a free-kick to get my confidence back,” he said. Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri said he was surprised how much the problem had been bothering the 5 times World Player of the Year.
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“I honestly did not think it was (a problem) but at the end of the match, he came to me and said ‘finally’”, Sarri said.
Sarri said that Juventus appeared to think that the game was a walk in the park after going 2-0 ahead within thirty minutes of the game but then got “confused” when Torino pulled one back from the spot in first-half stoppage time.
“At a certain moment of the game, we didn’t move very well,then in the second part of the second half the teams were tired and our quality came out,” he said.
He also praised Argentine playmaker Paulo Dybala who has found a new lease of life since the coronavirus break.
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“I never had any doubts about Dybala,” he said.
“It’s true he didn’t score much in the championship last year, but if you take the season two years ago, he scored a lot. He’s just had an unlucky season.”
“I’ve always told him what I think about how he should train and how he should play. And he tells me what he thinks.”
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Torino coach Moreno Longo was unsatisfied by the scoreline after his team put Juventus under pressure for long periods.
“We played against Juventus on equal terms,” he said.
“We had 17 shots on goal and put them under pressure. We showed great personality and we controlled the match for long periods.”
