{"id":1115036,"date":"2019-11-11T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1115036"},"modified":"2019-11-11T17:21:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T17:21:19","slug":"juventus-sarri-clarifies-ronaldo-substitution-little-problem","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/juventus-sarri-clarifies-ronaldo-substitution-little-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"“A little problem” \u2013 Juventus boss Sarri clarifies Ronaldo substitution"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maurizio Sarri has played down his substitution of Cristiano Ronaldo during Juventus’ 1-0 win over AC Milan on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Portugal international has struggled for form by his own high standards recently and after being hooked in the 55th-minute of the Old Lady’s clash against their fierce rivals, now has just one goal in his last five games.<\/p>\n

Why was Ronaldo subbed v Milan? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Ronaldo was substituted after just 55 minutes of Juve’s 1-0 win over Milan.<\/li>\n
  • The 34-year-old was replaced by Paulo Dybala, who went on to score the winning goal.<\/li>\n
  • Reports suggested Ronaldo stormed out of the stadium after being hooked.<\/li>\n
  • But Sarri has played this down, saying the forward has been carrying a knee injury.<\/li>\n
  • Ronaldo has scored just one goal in his past five games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n