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Cristiano Ronaldo loses his cool in Juventus’ 3-1 win over Genoa

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Cristiano Ronaldo was angry at his Juventus teammates for not passing the ball to him during the game against Genoa on Sunday. Despite the fact that the Old Lady of Turin won the game by 3-1 in Serie A. 

Ronaldo played the whole 90 minutes but he could not find the back of the net in the game. However, Dejan Kulusevski, Alvaro Morata and Weston McKenniemade their mark. However, he hit the ball on the woodwork on one occasion.

The 36-year-old Portuguese is experiencing one of his least successful seasons in terms of his team’s performances in all competitions. Juventus are out of the UEFA Champions League, also sitting 3rd and 12 points behind the league leader Inter Milan.

However, Ronaldo has done quite well this season. His stats reflect that perfectly, he scored 25 goals in 27 Serie A games. Currently, he is the leading goalscorer in the league 4 goals ahead of the 2nd place Romelu Lukaku. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward missed the golden boot last season despite scoring 31 goals. 

Ronaldo angry at Juventus teammates

Italian reports suggest that Ronaldo was extremely angry with his Juventus teammates for not passing the ball to him on several occasions during the game. The 36-year-old forward was seen arguing with goalkeeper Szczesny during the match, and then after full-time footage, Ronaldo threw his shirt onto the floor in anger.

This situation may have shown the frustration of Ronaldo in recent times at Juventus. The bad style of football and on numerous occasions he finds himself alone at the top or in the opposition box. 

However, Ronaldo has scored 97 goals in 126 appearances in all competitions for the Bianconeri since joining the club in 2018 from Real Madrid for €117 million. 

Ronaldo has a contract with Juventus until June 2022. So, he has only one year left on his current contract. Which raised the story of him leaving the club in the summer. But, Juventus have said that Ronaldo will see out his contract and be there next season. 

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