Cristiano Ronaldo will be
rested against Atalanta Saturday for Juventus's Champions League
clash against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, Juve said Friday.
Ronaldo is also carrying a niggle that means his playing time
must be rationed, the Turin giants said.
Talking about Ronaldo's storming out of the ground after the
latest in his two straight substitutions in Serie A, coach
Maurizio Sarri said "even among amateur players the reaction to
being dubbed was the same.
"The players need time to cool off".
Ronaldo went on to play for Portugal in two Euro 2020
qualifiers, but said after the second one that he was carrying a
niggling injury which Juve had suspected, Sarri said.
"The problem is that in the second game with the national
team he told us he had the same problems.
"We are trying to get rid of this knock which is affecting
him, also mentally.
"Tomorrow he's 99% not to be there, the goal is the match
against Atletico Madrid."
Juve have already qualified from their group but need to wrap
up top spot so as to avoid a stronger team in the knock-out
phase.
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