Ronaldo 'risks missing' Champions League quarter-final first leg
Last updated on: 29 March,2019 11:56 pm
He's already started to move but he won't return to training until he feels fit
ROME, March 29, 2019 (AFP) - Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed on Friday Cristiano Ronaldo is an injury doubt for the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Ajax on April 10.
Ronaldo, a five-time European Cup winner, left the field with a thigh problem captaining Portugal in Monday s draw against Serbia.
"He s already started to move but he won t return to training until he feels fit. There is a risk he ll miss the first leg against Ajax," Allegri said.
"We have to be careful because we re in a tricky period of the season. It s better he misses one match and comes back when he s 100 per cent so there s no risk of a repeat injury. It s better to miss one match than two months," Allegri added.
Serie A champions Juventus travel to Amsterdam before hosting the Dutch outfit on April 16 with the Italians looking for a first European title since 1996.
Juve have virtually wrapped up the Scudetto crown for an eighth straight season as they hold a 15-point lead over second place Napoli with 10 games of the season to go and face lowly Empoli on Saturday.