What position does Cristiano Ronaldo play at Juventus? Pitch statistics & Ronaldo vs Icardi positional comparison

In his first season at Juventus (2018/19), Cristiano Ronaldo played primarily as a left winger, but was also employed as a centre forward. Here is a little pitch map that details the zones of his ball touches, which tells us about his usual positioning on the pitch for the Bianconeri

Below is also the same zone map for Mauro Icardi at Inter for the 18/19 season- a more traditional striker, for comparison purposes.

Does Ronaldo take a large number of shots from outside the area?

According to this graphic from the Italian press, 39% of Ronaldo’s shots are from outside the area, more than thrice the same number for Icardi (12.3%).

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Juventus vs Team K-League 3-3 Highlights 2019 Friendly Korea All-Stars Osmar Taggart Matuidi Goals Video

Juventus vs Team K-League 2019 (Juve Korea All-Stars 2019 VIDEO BELOW)

Final score and result:- Juventus vs K-League 3-3 (Muratore, Matuidi, Pereira/Osmar, Cesinha, Taggart)

Seoul- 26 July, 2019- Friendly

Juventus’ friendly with Korea All-Stars in Seoul ends in a 3-3 draw. Controversy as Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t feature in the game, much to the disappointment of the Korean fans

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