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Spezia will face Juventus at Stadio Dino Manuzzi on Matchday 6 of Serie A on Sunday, November 1 and the match is scheduled to start at 3:00 pm local time (7:30 pm IST). While Juventus fell into a bizarre Champions League defeat to Barcelona, that defeat came without Cristiano Ronaldo leading the front row. The Portuguese ace missed the last four games with Juventus due to COVID-19. However, the 35-year-old has spent 19 days in quarantine since his first positive test for COVID-19 and the club has now confirmed that Ronaldo is free of the deadly virus.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is back: Juventus striker tests negative for COVID-19 after spending fifteen days in quarantine
On Friday, Juventus issued a statement confirming that their star forward Cristiano Ronaldo tested negative for COVID-19 after two positive tests. Ronaldo tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time while training at the Portugal national team camp earlier this month. This forced Ronaldo to miss Portugal’s UEFA Nations League game against Sweden.
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Portugal’s top scorer took another COVID-19 test just before the UCL game against Barcelona this week and tested positive once again, ruling it out for the game against the Catalan team. In total, Ronaldo missed four games with Juventus due to the coronavirus. However, it appears that Ronaldo will return to training with Juventus after spending 19 days in quarantine.
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Although Ronaldo was unable to train with the Juventus first team on Friday, there is still a chance that he could play Spezia. While spending time in quarantine, Ronaldo kept fit and frequently posted videos of himself exercising. There has also been no update on Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury from Juventus, which could see the Portuguese winger play Spezia on Sunday.
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Juventus team news, suspensions for injuries before the clash against Spezia
Andrea Pirlo’s team has been strengthened with the return of Cristiano Ronaldo and there is also good news in the form of veteran central defender Giorgio Chiellini, who trained with the squad on Friday. Even Matthijs de Ligt, who missed the start of the new Juve season, was seen training with the squad. However, left-back Alex Sandro remains on the sidelines due to a muscle injury.
Image Credits – Cristiano Instagram
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