After having fallen in Naples, Juventus had their second consecutive defeat in Porto with a very sad performance. For almost 80 minutes those in Turin were turned off, absent. They gave away two goals at the beginning of each part and had no reaction, leaving doubts about the project of Pirlo, which had been consolidated with six consecutive victories, the victory in the Super Cup and the move to the Cup final. The 'Master' received criticism for his plan. 'La Gazzetta dello Sport', for example, wrote: “Juve had to be calm and look for the backlash, and instead offered this type of game to Porto. Conceiçao did just what he wanted: to leave the Italians without spaces, hitting them at key moments. The arrival of Morata woke up the Bianconera forward and the coach explained that the surprising decision to leave him on the bench was due to the physical state of the Spaniard, who “fainted when he returned to the locker room.”
The strongest controversies, however, were caused by Cristiano's performance. Mario Sconcerti attacked him like this in the 'Corriere della Sera': “It was almost embarrassing. Until now, he was limited to scoring goals and not playing so well. Now he disappeared. In one play, he kicked the air like an old man without balance.”. According to the journalist, the ex-white “has something, we have to help him. Something strong is holding him back.” Y, without him, “Juve is a normal team, like many of their rivals”. The Portuguese, despite the negative evaluations of these days, this season has already signed 23 goals and three assists in 27 games. In addition, also in a night to forget like that of Do Dragao, He starred in the play that could change history by asking for a penalty for a foul by Zaidu in the last minute, which Del Cerro Grande did not grant. 'Tuttosport', half close to the Turinese, dedicated its cover to this case: “They denied Cristiano an incredible penalty”. Now, Juventus has to rethink the scudetto, another complicated matter. He has the leadership of Inter at eight points (with one game less), on Monday he will receive the Crotone and on Sunday there is a derby of Milan. It can be the perfect day to cut distances.