The Bianconeri were also forced to play without Cristiano Ronaldo against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League, as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at the Allianz Stadium earlier this week.
Italy’s sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora launched an investigation to prove that Cristiano Ronaldo violated protocols after testing positive, as publicly attacked the Juventus talisman.
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo gets into a war of words with Italian sports minister
Cristiano Ronaldo, however, rubbished such claims and affirmed that he had followed the required protocol after testing positive.
After nearly three weeks, Cristiano Ronaldo has been cleared to take part it team training, as he looks set to return to action imminently. Juventus have not been in good form without their talisman and will be eager to name him in the starting XI in the coming week.
Andrea Pirlo’s side struggled for goals in Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence, with their 2-0 home defeat against Barcelona a classic example of how dependent they are on the Portuguese star.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most high-profile footballer to have tested positive for COVID-19, but the former Real Madrid star has now completed his recovery and will return to action in the coming days.
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