‘We are confident of having him at Ajax’: Juventus manager Max Allegri reveals Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit for Champions League quarter-final clash
- Massimiliano Allegri has revealed Cristiano Ronaldo should be fit to play Ajax
- The Portuguese star has been out of action since March 25 with a thigh issue
- Juventus take on the Dutch side in the quarter-finals of the Champions League
- Ronaldo has scored 24 goals in 36 appearances so far, with 12 assists this season
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo should be fit for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Ajax next week.
The Portuguese star has been out of action since March 25 after suffering a thigh injury while on international duty with Portugal.
Despite the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s absence, Juve have claimed nine points out of nine in Serie A but it will be a relief to have him back in Amsterdam on Wednesday night.
Massimiliano Allegri has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo should be fit to play Ajax next week
Ronaldo’s return is a huge boost for Allegri in his pursuit of a first European title at the club
Speaking after Saturday night’s narrow 2-1 win over AC Milan, Allegri gave a positive update on his star man’s fitness.
‘He [Ronaldo] always feels ready, but I told him to rest [against Milan],’ the Italian said.
‘We are confident of having him at Ajax on Wednesday.’
During his first season in Turin, Ronaldo has scored 24 goals in 36 appearances and provided 12 assists.
He is targeting a fourth consecutive Champions League title after winning three in a row with Real Madrid before leaving for Italy in a £100million deal last summer.
Ronaldo has been out with a thigh injury he picked up on international duty with Portugal
Moise Kean celebrates after the scoring the winner against AC Milan on Saturday evening
The Italian giants were last crowned European champions in 1996 but lost in the finals of 2015 and 2017, with Ronaldo on target for Real in the latter in Cardiff.
Teenage striker Moise Kean struck again to give Juventus a late 2-1 win over AC Milan after their opponents had taken the lead and dominated most of the match on Saturday.
The 19-year-old, who suffered alleged racist abuse after scoring at Cagliari on Tuesday, came off the bench to score his fifth goal in his last five league appearances to move Juve ever closer to an eighth successive Serie A title.
Juve are 21 points clear at the top and they will wrap up the title with seven games to spare if second-placed Napoli lose at home to Genoa on Sunday.