Sarri: I hope Ronaldo ll be back for the Champions League on Tuesday

Cristiano Ronaldo was left behind in Turin in the 3-1 win over Atalanta, despite scoring four goals for Portugal.

“I hope he’ll be back for the Champions League on Tuesday. He has this little problem that is above all affecting him in training, as he’s struggling to train consistently.”Sarri says.

“A lot depends on how the lad feels, the fatigue and the need he has at any moment to rest. He felt, and I fully agreed, it was important right now to find a way of training that wouldn’t put extra pressure on the knee.

“It’s a solid knee, there are no lesions, but constantly having that pain does take it out of you. I was happy to rest him, as I felt the same way, that it was best to take this time to first of all rest and secondly analyse training methods to see how he could train differently.”