Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is not sure whether star man Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to face Ajax in the quarterfinal of the Champions League with the coach describing his injury situation as difficult. Ronaldo sustained the problem during Portugal's 1-1 Euro 2020 qualifying draw against Serbia last Monday and missed the slender 1-0 win over Empoli on Saturday.
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It had been suggested Juve were planning to keep Ronaldo out of league games against Cagliari and AC Milan before bringing him back into the fold for the April 10 trip to Ajax but it now seems Ronaldo could also miss the first leg of the Champions League last-eight tie in Amsterdam."Ronaldo is working and we hope to have him for Ajax, but it will be difficult," Allegri said at a news conference. "We hope he can [play], he is working every day.
"Today's [Monday] examination is much better, the leg is better. There are nine days left until Ajax and we have time to evaluate. We must be careful and evaluate. "As for Douglas Costa, he's in good condition and should be available for Ajax. [Sami] Khedira has worked with the team and could to be there for Milan.
"Paulo Dybala will be evaluated to understand how he is doing with the knock on his shoulder. He will not play in Sardinia [against Cagliari on Tuesday] and we hope to have him back to face Ajax." Allegri and club chairman Andrea Agnelli insisted the 34-year-old would not be rushed back earlier than necessary, with Juve 15 points clear at the Serie A summit.
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