La Vecchia
Signora se impuso por 2-1 en Turín pero quedó eliminada debido al 0-1 cosechado
en territorio francés.
Allá a lo lejos,
en marzo de este año, hace ya casi cinco meses, Olympique de Lyon y Juventus se
encontraron frente a frente bajo la órbita del compromiso de ida de la UEFA
Champions League. Y hubo sorpresa en territorio francés.
Es que, con una
solitaria anotación de Lucas Tousart, los anfitriones se impusieron por la
mínima diferencia para dejar a un gigante como el equipo que comanda
actualmente Maurizio Sarri en una situación extremadamente compleja.
Y, este viernes,
finalmente llegó el momento del encuentro de vuelta. Se llevó a cabo en un
Juventus Stadium de Turín sin público pero con millones de hinchas de la
Vecchia Signora apoyando desde distintos puntos de Italia y del mundo.
De todas maneras,
una vez más, las cosas no se presentaron nada sencillas para Juventus. De
hecho, fue Olympique de Lyon el que logró romper el cero gracias a un penal
exquisito de Memphis Depay a los 12 minutos del primer tiempo.
Posteriormente,
ya a los 43 minutos del mismo período inicial, el árbitro volvió a sancionar un
penal polémico, pero esta vez en favor de Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo se hizo
cargo de la pena máxima y estableció el 1-1 para los locales.
Precisamente fue
el propio portugués quien, a los 15 minutos de la etapa complementaria, sacó un
bombazo magistral e histórico que se clavó en el ángulo y se convirtió en el
2-1 de Juventus, que así quedó a tiro de la clasificación.
Sin embargo, el
doblete de Cristiano Ronaldo no le alcanzó a Juventus, que terminó quedándose
afuera de la Champions League debido a la regla del gol de visitante. Un
rotundo fracaso para Sarri, que queda en la cuerda floja.
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