Maurizio Sarri Hails Cristiano Ronaldo For His Brace During Juventus vs Lazio, Says ‘When Ronaldo Smells Blood, He’s Extraordinary’

Maurizio Sarri has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as an extraordinary player after the Juventus star scored a brace during their game with Lazio at the Allianz Stadium last night. Ronaldo broke a few records and thus Sarri after the match went on to praise the Portugal megastar. He became the fastest player to have reached the 50 goals in Serie A. The former Real Madrid players became the only footballer to reach 50 goals across EPL, Italian League and La Liga. The Bianconeri had won the game 2-1 in Turin on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: Fans Debate After CR7 Scripts History to Become the Only Player to Score 50 Goals In Serie A, La Liga & EPL (Read Tweets).

The Juventus manager also hailed Ronaldo for his quick recovery between the two games. "When Cristiano smells blood… He's extraordinary, as he recovers so quickly between games. It's not just physical, but psychological. He could be someone who uses up so much energy in each game, but he recovers it every time and he's world-class in the mind as well as the legs," he said.

When Sarri was asked if he could eclipse Gonzalo Higuain record of 36 goals in one Serie A season, Sarri explained that once CR7 puts his mind into something, he is unstoppable. He also hinted that Ronaldo could be rested for the next few rounds but that depends on his fitness. With this win, Juventus inch closer to winning the title as they stay eight points clear on top. The team is closer to clinching their ninth league title. Inter Milan stands on number two 72 points.

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