Ronaldo reports to Juventus for tests after 10-week absence

Cristiano Ronaldo reported to Juventus’ coaching heart for medical exams on Tuesday after a 10-week absence. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner noticed a two-week isolation interval at his residence in Turin after spending the lockdown interval in his native Portugal.

He has not been alongside his teammates since serving to the Serie A leaders beat Inter Milan 2-Zero on March 8, after which he flew to his residence island of Madeira, Portugal.

Serie A was suspended a day later when the Italian authorities ordered a nationwide lockdown. The league is hoping to renew on June 13 if it might attain an settlement with the federal government, which has banned sports activities occasions till June 14.

Outside the coaching heart in Turin, journalists and photographers plus some followers have been available when Ronaldo arrived alone driving a Jeep. He’s the primary of a number of Juventus gamers who left Italy in the course of the lockdown to report again to the crew.

Like all Serie A gamers, Ronaldo was to be examined for the coronavirus and bear different bodily exams.

Three Juventus gamers — Daniele Rugani, Blaise Matuidi and Paulo Dybala — examined positive for COVID-19 in the course of the lockdown. All three recovered.

Ronaldo was in prime kind earlier than the lockdown, scoring 21 occasions in 22 Serie A matches. In his penultimate recreation earlier than the suspension, Ronaldo marked his 1,000th official match by scoring in his 11th straight Serie A recreation. That matched the Serie A file set by Gabriel Batistuta in 1994 and equaled by Fabio Quagliarella final season.

In his second season at Juventus, Ronaldo is on track to win a second straight Serie A title. The Bianconeri lead Lazio by one level.

In the Champions League, Juventus must overturn a 1-Zero first-leg deficit to Lyon within the spherical of 16.

In the Italian Cup semifinals, Juventus drew with AC Milan 1-1 within the first leg courtesy of an added-time penalty from Ronaldo.