- Gonzalo Higuain was involved in a bust up with Cristiano Ronaldo
- The Argentine was shown a red card in the Juventus/AC Milan game
- The match ended 2-0 in favour of the Biaconeri and Roanldo was on target
Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo is hoping AC Milan forward Gonzalo Higuain does not get further punishment after he was sent off in their Serie A clash at the San Siro.
The Argentine forward was sent off for over-reacting after the referee awarded him a yellow card for a challenge on Medhi Benatia.
The former Napoli main man lost control as he pushed and shouted on his former Real Madrid teammate, Ronaldo, who tried to console him.
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Juve's captain, Girogio Chiellini was also pushed by Higuain as it took Milan skipper Alessio Romagnoli to calm him down before leaving the pitch.
The 30-year-old who had earlier missed a penalty in the match took a long work into the dressing room in tears.
Ronaldo was asked what he told Higuain, he told Sky Sport Italia: "I told him to calm down, as he risked an even heavier ban.
"He didn’t do much, he was irritable at losing the game, that’s understandable and I hope he is not punished too severely."
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Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso admitted his star forward "needs to learn to control himself" after the 2-0 loss.
"I do hope Pipita [Higuain] apologises to the referee for his attitude," he told Sky Sport Italia. "He needs to learn to control himself more. I saw how much pressure he felt on his shoulders, taking a penalty against his old club, anyone who has played football knows that emotions can get to you in these situations."
Commenting on the victory, Ronaldo added: "I am very happy, especially for the team, because playing away to Milan is always very difficult,” CR7 told Sky Sport Italia.
"Winning 2-0 at San Siro is no mean feat. It was important to win, because Napoli beat Genoa last night and we had to keep our distance."
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Juventus defeated AC Milan 2-0 in an entertaining contest played at the San Siro.
Mario Mandzukic scored with a powerful header in the eight minute and seven minute to the end of the match Cristiano Ronaldo made it 2-0 to ensure victory for the Biaconeri.
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