Sarri and Ronaldo speak after Juventus loss to Verona

Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri and Cristiano Ronaldo have spoken after they lost points in their 2-1 defeat to Hellas Verona on Saturday.

Ronaldo opened scoring for Juventus in the 65th minutes but was equalized by Fabio Borini before a Giampaolo Pazzini penalty gave Verona the winner.

With the result Juventus for, it means they will be ahead of Inter Milan with one point on the Serie A table.

“We need to realise that winning cannot to be taken for granted. We must work harder, get dirty when we need to and not relax.

“Verona deserve immense credit for the first 30 minutes, but we deserve the blame for the final half-hour. They showed great intensity – we didn’t, it’s that simple,” Sarri told DAZN.

Reacting to the result, Ronaldo who became the first Juventus player to score in 10 straight games advised his teammates to work hard towards their goals.

He shared on Instagram: “It wasn’t the result we wanted but we need to keep working hard to achieve our goals. #finoallafine.”