Juventus player ratings vs Fiorentina: Absolutely disastrous debut for Sarri

LW: Cristiano Ronaldo 6/10

It’s difficult to entirely fault him for it, but Cristiano Ronaldo was mostly nonexistent in this match. He got just about no service in this match and the rare chances he had weren’t in situations where he really had a chance to score. This was the type of match where Juve needed Ronaldo to create one of those special moments that have become so routine throughout his career, but everything he created was relatively pedestrian. The flood of injuries Juve is suddenly dealing with will put a lot more pressure on Ronaldo to be a difference maker on a regular basis. Juve will need him to live up to his legendary status if they hope to survive these injuries and stay in the Scudetto race.

ST: Gonzalo Higuain 6/10

Gonzalo Higuain’s resurgence just hit a huge bump in the road. In fact, he had to be having flashbacks to his time at AC Milan during this match. Juve’s midfield gave Higuain absolutely nothing to work with in this match. In fact, his pass to Juan Cuadrado on the counter attack in the second half might have created Juve’s most dangerous attack of the day. If Pjanic is forced to miss time because of his injury then Higuain could be heading for a really rough stretch of the season because I don’t see the midfield situation getting any better in his absence. Some will see Higuain’s performance in this match as proof that Paulo Dybala

RW: Douglas Costa: Inc.

It took only 8 minutes for Douglas Costa to leave the match with the injury that started an absolutely woeful day for Juventus. Costa had been one of Juve’s most impressive players through the first 2 matches of the season, making this injury especially deflating for the squad. Hopefully he is able to return soon.