It was Alvaro
Morata who, in the match against the Lazio (3-1) last weekend he dressed in Christian
Ronaldo to, with two goals and one assist, keep the Juventus in his attempt to raise his tenth consecutive ‘Scudetto’, first with Andrea
Pirlo on the bench.
With the decisive duel of Champions
League before him Porto -the Juve lost by 1-2 in the first leg- on the horizon, Pirlo opted to leave the Portuguese star on the bench for the first time this season by technical decision. The match turned uphill for the Italian champion with the early goal of Joaquin
strap, but with 0-1 on the scoreboard, Morata he threw the team on his back and gave his team three decisive points so as not to lose sight of a Inter that you receive today at Atalanta (8:45 p.m.).
“Cristiano is important, but …”
A performance that earned him the praise of the former forward of the ‘Vecchia
Signora'And world champion with Italy in 2006, Luca
Toni: “With Morata on the pitch, Juventus changed gears: they scored against La Spezia and against Lazio the match was decided thanks to their double. He is the most complete striker on the team, he gives him depth. Cristiano is important, of course, but Morata is also needed to be able to recover points in Serie A and survive in the Champions League ”, defended the former footballer in the‘RAI'.
Double digits in goals and assists
This season, Morata He already has double digits in goals (16) and assists (11) in the 31 games he has played in all competitions, while Cristiano Ronaldo He far surpasses the Madrid striker in the scoring side (27), but has only managed to assist three times in his 31 appearances this season. Of course, that of Funchal accumulates 2,571 minutes, 619 'more than Morata (1,952).