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It can happen – Allegri plays down Ronaldo penalty miss

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri played down Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty miss, but felt the forward was too rushed early in his performance.

Ronaldo had a second-half penalty saved while Juve cruised to a 3-0 win over Chievo in their return to Serie A action on Monday.

Douglas Costa, Emre Can and Daniele Rugani were on the scoresheet as Juve moved nine points clear at the top.

Allegri said his side's win, not Ronaldo's miss, was most important, although he felt the forward was too eager to score in the first half.

"Important penalties are others … it can happen to miss a penalty," he told a news conference.