Ronaldo: No excuse for Juve's unacceptable defeat to Fiorentina
December 23, 2020 12:46 MYT
Cristiano Ronaldo says there was no excuse for Juventus' 3-0 home defeat to Fiorentina but is optimistic the Serie A champions will "come back stronger and more united than ever" in 2021.
The Turin giants suffered their heaviest loss since moving to the Allianz Stadium nine years ago as the lowly Viola pulled off a shock victory on Tuesday.
Juve were already a goal down following an opener from Dusan Vlahovic when Juan Cuadrado was sent off after only 18 minutes for a challenge on Gaetano Castrovilli.
Alex Sandro's own goal and Martin Caceres' simple finish sealed it for Fiorentina, leaving Andrea Pirlo's side seven points behind leaders Milan in fourth place at the end of the year.
Prolific forward Ronaldo knows their display was unacceptable and called on the Bianconeri to regroup for the remainder of the season.
The Portugal captain posted on Instagram: "Yesterday, with a poor performance and a result far from acceptable, we closed our scheduled games for 2020, a special year in many particular ways. Empty stadiums, COVID protocols, postponed games, long stoppages and a very tight calendar.