"Who needs Ronaldo?", Reads a banner waved in the stands. Real fans at the FedEx in Washington exorcise the passage of CR7 to Juventus, and judging from the result they are right: while Cristiano sweats in Turin, his former teammates make three goals (two goals from Asensio plus a network of Bale) to his new team, who pays for the lack of weight in front (the only current role striker is Favilli, who has already come to Genoa).
There is no Ronaldo and he is not the only one: there are other important men missing in Real's eleventh, but in front of Bale and Benzema, that is three goals scored in the last Champions League final. Allegri introduces himself with Cancelo outside high left in the trident of 4-3-3, Favilli striker and Bernardeschi on the right.
The Spaniards seem more forward as a condition (they will play the European Super Cup in mid-August), the Bianconeri start well but then they try too much and only the vertical game, which does not pay. Yet Juventus unlocks almost immediately thanks to a good action from Bernardeschi's feet and Carvajal's own goal: in the 12th minute, the former Viola opens for Cancelo, a low cross shot for the Portuguese player, on which the Real's full-back intervenes in split;
Navas grazes but does not hold back. The European champions are struggling in the beginning, exaggerating in phrasing, but grow with the passing of minutes and tie before the interval (39 '): postponement of Benatia head, the hesitation of Pjanic favors Bale, who controls and pulls First ball on the pole.
In the second half, the entry of Asensio, author of the fourth goal in the Champions League final between Juve and Real, gives the Spaniards a shock. Double shot in 9 minutes: first goal on the 2nd minute after a triangle with Vinicius (also a new player and unleashed), the second with the complicity of Szczesny who does not hold a very good ball.
Juve has no changes that can make the difference. However, Chiellini has two chances, one with a header and one wasted badly on Pjanic's free kick, in an attempt to make the spoon with his right. Still some Juventus flicker in the final, again with Cancelo (the best) and Bernardeschi (twice on the punishment, the second hits the crossbar), which forced Lunin (who took over from Navas) to beautiful saves, but the result does not change. To take revenge on the elimination of the controversy (for a penalty in the final) from the last Champions League, for Juventus it will be better to try again with Cristiano Ronaldo.
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