CRISTIANO RONALDO’S sister Elma slammed Maurizio Sarri and said “my darling can’t work miracles on his own” after Juventus were beaten by Napoli.
Ronaldo, for the first time in his 18-year career, suffered consecutive finals losses after Juve lost in a shoot-out.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Elma slammed Maurizio Sarri and said ‘my darling can’t work miracles on his own’
Sarri admitted the Portuguese captain is ‘lacking the sharpness’ to performance at his best
Sarri admitted the Portuguese captain, 35, is “lacking the sharpness” to perform at his best, as the Italian giants suffered back to back goalless draws in their return to football.
But Ronaldo’s sister leaped to his defence on Instagram, as she questioned his manager’s tactics.
Elma wrote: “What more can you do? This is it and that’s all, that’s why my darling can’t work miracles on his own.
“I don’t understand how you can play like this anyway … head up, my King.”
It comes after former Napoli boss Sarri revealed he gave his players the silent treatment following defeat but opened up on Ronaldo’s drop in fitness.
My darling can’t work miracles on his own. I don’t understand how you can play like this anyway.
Ronaldo’s sister on Sarri’s tactics
He told RAI: “He’s in the same shape as the others, like Paulo Dybala and Douglas Costa, he is lacking the sharpness to do what works best for him.
“I didn’t say much to the players after the game. I was angry and disappointed just like them, so at these moments it’s best to stay silent.
“Right now, however, we lack brilliance and without that brilliance it becomes more difficult to beat the man, which our players are usually used to doing easily, and finding other solutions.”
Elma’s online attack on Sarri is not the first time he has been targeted by the family, either.
After Ronaldo was subbed off against AC Milan in November, and appeared to question why as he headed to the bench, Sarri insisted the forward was struggling with a knee injury.
But Ronaldo later quashed those claims and insisted he is “very good” and went on to prove it after scoring his 98th international goal days later – sparking a reaction from his own family.
One sister, Katia Aveiro wrote on Instagram with a picture of Ronaldo: “Don’t mess with him.”
According to Italian publication Corriere dello Sport, his other sister Elma added: “God does not fail. He is fit, so now what?”
Juventus were beaten by Napoli on penalties in the final
Ronaldo’s sisters Katia, cente, and Elma, rightCredit: Instagram @elma_oficial
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
