Ronaldo back for Juventus after missing defeat of Brescia

Cristiano Ronaldo is available to face SPAL on Saturday, Juventus have confirmed.

Juventus said on Thursday that Ronaldo was back training with the group after missing the midweek trip to Brescia due to “slight fatigue in the adductor” following three games in the space of eight days.

In his absence, Juve fell behind early but came back to win 2-1 thanks to a Jhon Chancellor own goal and Miralem Pjanic’s 20-yard volley.

Left-back Alex Sandro was an absentee from Thursday’s training session due to family reasons.

Ronaldo has scored twice in four league appearances this season, with Serie A champions Juve two points behind early pace-setters Inter.

This week he finished third in the voting for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award, behind Virgil van Dijk and winner Lionel Messi.

 Sprucing up for SPAL…
@Cristiano returns to the squad!

https://t.co/zHZI8N7C9l #JuveSPAL #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/vZQJG080eE

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) September 26, 2019