Pirlo’s surprise: Ronaldo out with injury against Atalanta

INA – SOURCES
Andrea Pirlo’s usual pre-match press conference of Atalanta’s clash had a unusual surprise for the Bianconeri fans
The Juventus manager revealed on his Saturday presser that Cristiano Ronaldo will be missing the encounter against La Dea with injury.
The Italian revealed that it would too risky to play the Portuguese superstar on Sunday afternoon, but nonetheless hopes to have him available once again ahead of the match against Parma on Wednesday – so thankfully, the injury is far from being a serious one.
“We have an important absentee,” said Pirlo at the start of his press conference as translated by Football Italia.
“Cristiano will not be taking part in the game due to a problem with his flexor. It would be too risky for us to bring him to Bergamo.
“We hope he can recover for Wednesday.”
“Cristiano’s issue arose after the last game. He wasn’t able to ‘push’ the way he wanted to in training this week and we prefer not to risk it. The international break didn’t help, he’s been playing a lot lately.
Therefore, Ronaldo’s unavailability will offer a chance for Paulo Dybala to start for the first time since January – probably alongside Alvaro Morata in attack.