Juventus 3-2 Inter Milan: 5 hits and flops as ten-man Bianconeri keep top-4 hopes alive | Serie A 2020-21

Hit: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 29th league goal of the season against Inter Milan.

Cristiano Ronaldo's exploits may have failed to help Juventus continue their near decade-long Serie A stranglehold. But the Portugal captain provided another instance of his importance to the Bianconeri cause by scoring a key goal, a league-leading 29th of the ongoing campaign.

29 Serie A goals for Cristiano Ronaldo this season ⚽️Only Lewandowski above him in major leagues in 2020-21. pic.twitter.com/GgAACSqDji

— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 15, 2021

He did miss a penalty, as Handanovic guessed the right way. But Ronaldo was on hand to fire home the rebound and put the dethroned champions in front.

Ronaldo's tally of 29 league goals this season is the most by any player in Europe's top-five leagues after Robert Lewandowski, who has netted a staggering 39 goals.

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Flop: Gianpaolo Calvarese (Referee)

Gianpolo Calvarese made some controversial calls during the game.

Italian referee Gianpaolo Calvarese got a few decisions wrong in the Juventus-Inter Milan game.

His decision to allow Inter's second goal to stand caused huge controversy, as he adjudged Giorgio Chiellini to have pulled Lukaku in the build-up and not the other way round, despite the pitchside monitor suggesting otherwise.

Cuadrado fires Juventus back in front from the spot!Did the referee get this right 🤔 pic.twitter.com/pFT6WneUxS

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 15, 2021

It was a close call, but Calvarese made it worse by committing another officiating error when he penalised Ivan Perisic for a foul on Cuadrado. That was despite replays showing the Colombian to have dangled his leg out into the Inter player and making the most of the collision.

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Hit: Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan)

Achraf Hakimi had a good game against Juventus.

Though it wasn't a standout performance, Achraf Hakimi was a threat all game for Juventus and kept Alex Sandro on his toes with his direct, pacy runs.

Hakimi was a constant attacking outlet for the Nerazzurri, laying a few good crosses and stretching the Juventus defence with his intelligent movements.

There were no goals or assists for the marauding Moroccan on the night, but Hakimi continued to rise in stature with another fabulous outing.