Juventus has decided to wrap Cristiano Ronaldo after Lionel Messi beat him by winning his sixth Golden Ball and has opined that "clubs like Real Madrid or Barcelona" have a lot of weight over the allocation of this prize. "It is difficult to say if a Golden Ball has been taken away from Cristiano, but there is no doubt that some clubs like Real Madrid or Barcelona have great weight in the decisions," said Juventus sports director Fabio Paratici .

The words of the Juventian manager, architect of the signing of Cristiano in 2018 from Real Madrid, added to those of Captain Giorgio Chiellini , who did not hesitate to talk about “theft” when commenting on the winner of the 2018 Golden Ball, the Croatian Luka Modric "The robbery of Ronaldo occurred last year. Real Madrid decided not to win the Golden Ball . It was clear, because Modric was not even in his best year," said Chiellini, who participated Monday at the awards gala Series A for the 2018-2019 season.

In this event, held in Milan on the same night in which Paris hosted the ceremony of the Golden Ball won by Messi, Cristiano was present, who was awarded as the best footballer of the last Serie A. " Thank you. I am proud to be the best player in Serie A. It has been my first year here in Italy, in a difficult league. Next year I will try to repeat, "said Cristiano when he was awarded by the Italian Football Association (AIC).

"Galactic Wars by Ronaldo"

Cristiano made no reference to the Golden Ball, but Chiellini's harsh accusations and Paratici's statements have had great resonance in Italy.

Sports televisions, such as Sky Sport, devote a lot of space to analyze the rivalry between Messi and Cristiano and the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport came out on the cover this Wednesday with the headline "Juve, Real attack. Galactic wars by Ronaldo".

A tension in the Turin team that returns to the present, as many transalpine media underline, the elimination in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Champions League, when Real Madrid prevailed after winning 3-0 the first leg and losing 1 -3 lap, with decisive goal of Cristiano, then Real Madrid, of penalty at the last minute.

In this context, the controversies over the allocation of the Golden Ball also add much criticism on the part of the Italian sports newspapers for the performance of Cristiano in recent weeks, in which he was not very bright. CR7, who signed 28 goals last season, scored seven so far this season and broke a scoring drought last Sunday against Sassuolo that lasted the entire month of November.

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