Juan Cuadrado didn’t deserve to be sent off, laments Maurizio Sarri

Juan Cuadrado didn’t deserve to be sent off, laments Maurizio Sarri

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Maurizio Sarri claimed that Juan Cuadrado didn’t deserve the red card with Juventus reduced to 10 men and it saw them face a humiliating defeat via at the hands of Lazio. The former Napoli boss was also worried about Rodrigo Bentancur’s injury which forced him to be substituted in the first half.

Maurizio Sarri was handed his first defeat as the Old Lady manager as his team were beaten 3-1 by Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. During the post-match conference, Sarri revealed that the red card to Juan Cuadrado was harsh and he didn’t deserve to get sent off. The Scudetto winners also missed a chance to go 1 point clear at the top after Inter dropped points at home in a 0-0 draw against AS Roma. The Nerazzurri remain at the top of the table with 38 points and Juve remain second with 36 points after 15 games.

“In my opinion, we did a great first half. Unfortunately, we conceded the goal at the end, it was important to go to the rest in advantage. The second half was conditioned by episodes that turned us against,” said Sarri to the Sky Sports.

Juan Cuadrado was shown a red card for a horrible last man challenge and the decision, initially yellow, was taken to VAR which was overturned swiftly and quickly, presenting a red card and dismissal for the Colombian. Sarri also commented on Rodrigo Bentancur, who picked up an injury in the late stages of the first half forcing him to come off for Emre Can. The former Chelsea manager now has a major headache to choose a suitable midfield after losing Sami Khedira, Aaron Ramsey and Bentancur to injuries.

“We have not respected the deliveries on the counterattack. It is a carelessness that you then pay. I do not completely agree on the clear scoring opportunity because the ball went by external means. It seemed to me that the admonition, as the referee had decided, was the fairest sanction. And if that was the decision, we must think only of what we can control, or our mistakes,” said the former Napoli boss on Cuadrado’s red card.

“Tomorrow morning he(Bentancur) will do the instrumental examinations, the collateral is involved but I don't know at what level. We paid a little for the absence. It is the department where several players are missing due to injuries. It is a department that has suffered numerically. Something must be invented this week, perhaps Cuadrado.”

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