Juve manager confirms Cristiano Ronaldo injury scare

Pirlo has confirmed reports stating that Ronaldo had to vacate the pitch in Juventus’ 1-1 draw against Lazio with an ankle injury.

The 35-year-old turned in Juan Cuadrado’s cross in the 15th-minute of the game to put the visitors ahead. It was his sixth goal of the Serie A campaign and seemingly set the team on route to victory in Rome.

Ronaldo proved to be a constant thorn in the Lazio defense and was unlucky not to score again after hitting the bar before Pepe Reina superbly denied him.

But that proved to be the least of his worries upon suffering a nasty fall on his right ankle before limping off in the 76th-minute.

Now Pirlo has confirmed Ronaldo’s ankle problem, but refused to share too many details at this stage.

“Ronaldo is a key player not only for us but for all the teams where he played, he had an ankle problem and he was forced to leave,” the Juve boss told DAZN.

Cristiano will probably undergo medical tests in the upcoming hours to determine the extent of the damage on his ankle.

But the fact he seemed surprised by Pirlo’s decision to take him off suggests it may have been more of a precaution above anything else.

Ronaldo will certainly hope that’s the case ahead of the international break, where Portugal will need him for a triple header starting with a friendly against Andorra on Wednesday.

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