Twitterati mercilessly trolls Cristiano Ronaldo after Napoli defeat; fans expect comeback
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Napoli pulled off a massive upset as they defeated Juventus on penalties to win the Coppa Italia 2020 on Thursday. Paolo Dybala and Danilo missed their respective penalties for Juventus with Napoli smashing all their penalties to win it 4-2 in theshootout. It was the first time Cristiano Ronaldo lost back to back finals in his trophy-laden career and the Portuguese stalwart was central to heavy criticism following the encounter.
Ronaldo didn’t see the ball much and cut a frustrated figure during the course of the 90 minutes. The former Real Madrid star didn’t even get to take the final spot-kick in the shootout as two of the Juventus players missed their attempts.
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Twitterati was all over the place as they took a dig at Ronaldo for his hideous outing in the final of 2020 Coppa Italia.
"Cristiano Ronaldo hada mare"
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However, many of the fans bounced back by saying 'never doubt Ronaldo'.
While Napoli, managed by fiery Gennaro Gattuso, dominated the ball with their slick display of passing, Juventus were restricted to mere shadows as the Old Lady struggled to get much of the ball during the course of the match.
Ronaldo did attempt a couple of long rangers, but nothing troubled Napoli goalkeeper Meret with the match ending 0-0 after 90 minutes.
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Dybala took the first penalty and failed to convert from the spot whereas Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne didn’t miss his chance. Danilo followed his teammate in missing the penalty whereas Politano, Maksimovic and Milik slotted past Buffon with ease. Bonucci and Ramsey scored from the spot for Juventus.
It is Gatusso’s first major trophy as a manager.