5 players who have benefited from Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus departure

#3 Dusan Vlahovic

The Serbian is off to a promising start in Turin

Juventus snapped up Dusan Vlahovic in January following a prolific outing with Fiorentina that saw the striker lead the goalscoring charts with 17 goals and four assists in the first half of the season. The Serbian is pretty much the main man at the club right now, having bagged five goals and two assists in 11 games since switching to Turin.

It goes without saying that such an important role wouldn't have fallen in Vlahovic's path if Cristiano Ronaldo was still at the club. In fact, it wouldn't be far-fetched to say that the Bianconeri wouldn't have signed the Serbian in the first place if CR7 was still banging in the goals in Turin.

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#2 Alvaro Morata

Morata looks set to surpass last season's involvement this term

Former Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata is another player who is benefitting from Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to depart from Juventus last summer. During the 2020-21 campaign, the Spaniard played 44 games for the Bianconeri in all competitions, with all his appearances coming from the number nine spot.

This season, however, he's played 40 games for the Old Lady across all fronts. Speaking of minutes, Morata amassed 2,823 minutes of playing time last term, just 142 minutes above the 2,681 he's ammassed so far this term.

With more games still left to be played, the Spaniard is well-poised to surpass his involvement from the previous campaign. Meanwhile, he's bagged 11 goals and seven assists for the Serie A giants across all fronts this term.

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#1 Paulo Dybala

Paulo Dybala is getting his career back on track this season

The Argentine probably suffered the most from Cristiano Ronaldo's presence at Juventus, with his numbers in front of goal dropping significantly following the Portuguese legend's arrival at the club.

From recording 33 goal contributions in the season prior to Ronaldo's Turin switch, to bagging just 12 goal contributions in their first season together, Paulo Dybala's performances declined sharply. The Argentine hit his lowest point in Turin last season when he bagged just five goals and three assists throughout the campaign.

However, Dybala is rapidly rejuvenating his career this season following the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's switch to Manchester United. So far, the Argentine has recorded 13 goals and six assists to his name and looks well-placed to bag even more as we enter the final stretch of the campaign.