Serie A: Cristiano Ronaldo inspires Juventus to crush Parma
Football | December 20, 2020 9:45 ISTJuventus temporarily cut its gap with leader AC Milan to one point in the ongoing Serie A as it enjoyed a 4-0 away victory to Parma.
Juventus temporarily cut its gap with leader AC Milan to one point in the ongoing Serie A as it enjoyed a 4-0 away victory to Parma.
The esteemed line-up also includes Brazil's three-time World Cup winner Pele and legendary Argentinian Diego Maradona, who died last month of a heart-attack.
This year's winner will be announced next Thursday in a virtual ceremony.
Juventus defeated Barcelona 3-0 in their last match of the CL group stage, while Man Utd suffered a 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig which put an end to their campaign.
But poor performances this season have left Zinedine Zidane’s team needing a victory on Wednesday against Borussia Mönchengladbach to ensure the record 13-time European champions don't miss out on the knockout phase for the first time in the club's Champions League history.
Maradona, the Argentine football legend, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 60.
Thiago Alcantara, Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk are the other nominees for the men's award which was won by Messi last year.
Ronaldo has now scored eight goals in his last five matches.
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be 37 and Argentine sensation Lionel Messi will be 35 when the tournament kicks off on November 21, 2022.
Cristiano Ronaldo was on target as he scored Portugal's sixth goal in the 7-0 thrashing on Andorra.
Ronaldo was brought on as a substitute in the 56th minute and he put Juventus 2-1 up three minutes later. He also converted a penalty to seal the result for the Bianconeri.
Ronaldo tested positive on October 13 and was reported to have no symptoms. The Portuguese player posted a photo and message on Twitter on Wednesday.
Juventus have not reported many details of Ronaldo’s status but the forward has not played since appearing for Portugal earlier this month and isn’t expected to be named to the Bianconeri’s squad for Wednesday’s visit by Barcelona in Group G.
With COVID-19 infections spiking across Europe, and Cristiano Ronaldo among multiple current cases at Juventus, UEFA will let group stages be made up by a Jan. 28 deadline.
Cristiano Ronaldo had tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Portuguese and Italian media said the Juventus forward was traveling on an “ambulance plane” from Lisbon to Turin to finish his isolation period.
The Portuguese footballer has tested positive for the virus ahead of Portugal's UEFA Nations League match against Sweden and is out of the game.
Holders Bayern Munich will face Atletico Madrid while Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain were also paired together.
The Bianconeri are bidding for a record-extending 10th straight Serie A title, and will be beginning the season with a different coach for the third straight year.
Messi earned $126m (£98m), divided between $92m (£71.6m) in salary and $34m (£26.4m) in endorsements.
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