Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo made the event again, after a shot that sparked a lot of controversy after the end of his team's Juventus match against Genoa on Sunday.
Juventus won an easy 3-1 victory over Genoa in the 30th stage of the Italian League, and Ronaldo was unable to score a goal to boost his score, which stopped at 25 goals in the top scorers' standings.
The Portuguese star appeared in footage, throwing his team's shirt after the referee blew the whistle at the end of the match.
The shot sparked widespread controversy, and prompted coach Andrea Pirlo to confirm in statements after the confrontation that the accident is not an indication of Ronaldo's unhappiness at the Old Lady's club.
"He was determined to score. He is one of the heroes who always want to make their mark," Pirlo said. "But it is natural for these things to happen."
Ronaldo with the assist off the post for Morata đ pic.twitter.com/Fy2YiLvZUT
- ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 11, 2021
Press reports in Italy stated that Ronaldo was not acting out of anger or a lack of respect for his team.
But he simply answered a request from a ball collector on the field, and threw him in his shirt.
This was confirmed after Ronaldo published photos after the match on his accounts on social media, encouraging his companions to move forward in achieving positive results.
đšđ Romeo Agresti:
âCristiano did not throw his jersey on the ground.
A ball boy asked him for his shirt so he took it off and threw it at him. â
pic.twitter.com/sJqFsaix2I
- TeamCRonaldo.
(@TeamCRonaldo) April 11, 2021
Ronaldo scored 32 goals and provided 4 assists in 37 matches in all competitions during this season with Juventus.
It is noteworthy that winning the match today brought Juventus to 62 points in third place, one point behind Milan, and 12 points behind leaders Inter Milan, dwindling the Old Lady's club's chances of winning the league title for the tenth time in a row.