ANDREA PIRLO has revealed he asked Cristiano Ronaldo to ‘make himself heard’ in Juventus’ 1-1 draw with Verona.
The Serie A champs threw away more points yesterday as they conceded a 77th minute equaliser to the mid-table outfit.
Andrea Pirlo asked Cristiano Ronaldo to ‘make himself heard’ in Juventus’ draw at VeronaCredit: AFP or licensors
It means Juventus – who have won the last NINE Serie A titles – are ten points behind league leaders Inter Milan.
And they look in real danger of having their domination finally ended by Antonio Conte’s men.
Ronaldo came in for fierce criticism from Antonio Cassano this week amid claims he is the reason for Juventus’ decline.
Yet it was the 36-year-old icon who netted their only goal on Saturday, his 26th strike in 29 games this season.
And Pirlo believes his side were undone by a lack of other experienced stars.
Indeed, the former Italy ace says he urged Ronaldo to be more vocal on the pitch in order to inspire youngsters like Matthijs de Ligt and Dejan Kulusevski.
But Pirlo admits Ronnie, who is being linked with David Beckham’s Inter Miami, failed to lift the rest of his team-mates.
The boss told DAZN: “It’s disappointing as we knew it would be a difficult and hard-fought game.
“We managed to take the lead, which was the most difficult part, then didn’t keep hold of it.
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“There are these small details that unfortunately young players don’t understand can make the difference and lead to points.
“When you are in front, you must try to bring these games home.
“We were missing a lot of experienced players, so the younger elements didn’t understand the way the match was going.
“I asked Cristiano and Alex Sandro to speak to them and make their voices heard, but it wasn’t enough.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
