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Max Allegri Talks Paolo Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo Penalty Miss After Chievo Win

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri praised forward Paulo Dybala after the 3-0 win over Chievo Verona on Monday, and he also revealed Cristiano Ronaldo's first penalty miss for the club didn't come as a complete surprise.

The Bianconeri cruised to a win in their first Serie A contest of 2019, with Douglas Costa, Emre Can and Daniele Rugani all bagging their first goals of the campaign. Ronaldo missed a penalty and had an overall poor outing, but the Old Lady had enough firepower to overcome his struggles.

TURIN, ITALY - JANUARY 21:  Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus speaks with his team-mate Paulo Dybala during the Serie A match between Juventus and Chievo at Allianz Stadium on January 21, 2019 in Turin, Italy.  (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images)

After the contest Allegri talked to Sky Italia (h/t Football Italia) about a host of topics, including Dybala's potential and Ronaldo's miss:

"The team had a good game, but it wasn't easy because we came into it from two challenging matches.