CRISTIANO RONALDO was caught out again as he ducked under a goalbound free-kick in Juventus’ win over Parma.
The Portugal captain was left red-faced as Gaston Brugman curled one into the top corner to give the Serie A strugglers a shock lead after 25 minutes.
Replays revealed Ronaldo, 36, ducked underneath the strike while covering his head with his arm, as the rest of the wall leapt.
He was similarly slammed earlier in the season against Porto as he turned his back in the wall as Sergio Oliveira’s free-kick went between his legs.
Despite Ronaldo’s gaffe, a double from Alex Sandro and a header from Matthijs de Ligt helped Juventus come from behind to win 3-1 and keep their Champions League aspirations alive.
Victory moves Juve onto 65 points from 32 matches, five ahead of fifth-placed Napoli, who have a game in hand.
Parma, on the other hand remain in deep trouble in 19th, 11 points from safety.
On a tumultuous day at the club, following their withdrawal from the proposed European Super League, Juve must have thought the world was against them as Brugman’s free kick somehow squirmed under the wall and into the net.
Even with top goalscorer Ronaldo back in the side, Juve struggled to make any immediate response.
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Brazilian Sandro, however, fired a superb left-footed strike into the net just before the break and then headed home less than two minutes into the second half to complete the turnaround.
De Ligt’s equally well-taken header put the seal on the win to help Juve close to within one point of AC Milan in second.
But Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan are still runaway leaders, 11 points ahead of the defending champions.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
