Maurizio Sarri slams Juventus players after disappointing defeat to Lazio
- Maurizio Sarri blames his players for disappointing defeat to Lazio
- Cristiano Ronaldo scored his seventh goal of the season
- A goal each from Luiz Felipe, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Felipe Caicedo handed the Old Lady the first defeat of the season
Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri has slammed his players for after suffering his first Serie A defeat to SS Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico last weekend.
Cristiano Ronaldo's goal failed to count after the hosts came from one goal down to beat the defending champions 3-1 in a thrilling encounter.
A goal each from Luiz Felipe, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Felipe Caicedo rendered the 34-year-old's a mere consolation at the end of the meeting.
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The manager according to SunSport said most of his players refused to follow his plans and it was their undoing in the game.
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He said: "Many players didn't respect the strategy and ended up in the wrong position. We paid for those distractions.
"Dybala was supposed to be closer to the ball and Bernardeschi drifted into a more central position. These were some things we had said before the game and they didn't happen."
Colombian star Juan Cuadrado was handed a marching order in the 69th minute and the manager believes the call was a wrong one.
He added: "I think we were very good in the first half, it could have been perfect had it not been for that goal just before the break.
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"In the second half, it was dominated by incidents, including the sending off.
"I think it was a foul for the yellow card, the red one was a bit exaggerated, but we lost control of the situation and the opportunity to reach the first place."
Legit.ng earlier reported that Maurizio Sarri suffered his first defeat as Juventus manager as the Old lady surrendered the Serie A lead after being thumped 3-1 by Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.
Cristiano Ronaldo put the away side in the lead in the 25th minute after a nice passage of play gave him a fairly simple tap in goal.
At the stroke of half time, Lazio drew level as Luiz Felipe found the net from a pass from teammate Luis Alberto.
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