Rome: Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Juventus training center on Tuesday after a ten-week absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The five-time Ballon d''Or winner will undergo medical and physical tests before joining his teammates in training, according to media reports. The 35-year-old forward returned to Italy from his home country Portugal on May 4, when most of his teammates started individual training at the club, and then conducted a 14-day self isolation at home in Turin.
Ronaldo played the Serie A frontrunners'' last game on March 8, winning 2-0 over Inter Milan behind close doors, before the season was postponed. According to the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), all professional sports including Serie A will be suspended until June 14. Juventus, with three players Daniele Rugani, Blaise Matuidi and Paulo Dybala tested positive for COVID-19 and all recovered from the plague, now leads one point over Lazio with 12 games remaining in the league.
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