UEFA reveals a talk between Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe in the tragic night of Juventus

The knockout stages of the Champions League left a major surprise, the elimination of Juventus at the hands of Porto. The Portuguese, in low hours in their league championship, gave a good account of the bianconeri after winning in the first leg (2-1) and making good the double value of the goals in the second leg (3-2, after extra time). Cristiano Ronaldo was attacked after the match at Do Dragão, in which he barely stood out, and arrived full of batteries at Juventus Stadium. The passing of the minutes did not calm the waters for the Italians and The tension grew with the advance of the clash, as shown by a video shared by UEFA this Monday on Instagram, with CR7 himself and Pepe as protagonists.

“Play! I will win and it will be with you on the field”, Cristiano snapped at his teammate in a fragment recorded from behind the goal defended by Agustín Marchesín. “I'm going to win and it will be with you on the field”, the forward repeats the defender again. “Cristiano Ronaldo always wants to prove himself against the best,” the publication headlines the Champions League account, which has quickly gone viral and in just over thirteen hours it was close to one million likes.

Opposing performances

Although it is true that Cristiano fulfilled his threat, we must not forget that Juve won at the end of 120 minutes, Sergio Oliveira's goal made Rabiot's last goal useless, which left the favorites to perish on the shore. Pepe, meanwhile, completed a spectacular match: 18 punts, recovered 8 balls, won 5 duels, performed 2 interceptions, blocked 2 shots and carried out 31 successful defensive actions.

While Ronaldo did not have his best performance and the criticisms focused on his person after the meeting. An elimination that lit the unexpected fuse of his possible return to Real Madrid. Juve now sails in turbulent waters, since in Italy they also see the Scudetto, confirming that Pirlo's first course at the head of the team is not being as successful as they would have liked.