• Juventus' coach Andrea Pirlo watches over a training session,at the Juventus Training Center in Turin, on the eve of the Uefa Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev. AFP
    Juventus' coach Andrea Pirlo watches over a training session,at the Juventus Training Center in Turin, on the eve of the Uefa Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev. AFP
  • Juventus' Spanish forward Alvaro Morata. AFP
    Juventus' Spanish forward Alvaro Morata. AFP
  • Juventus' Aaron Ramsey and teammates during training. Reuters
    Juventus' Aaron Ramsey and teammates during training. Reuters
  • Juventus midfielder Federico Chiesa. AFP
    Juventus midfielder Federico Chiesa. AFP
  • Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini during training. Reuters
    Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini during training. Reuters
  • Andrea Pirlo. AFP
    Andrea Pirlo. AFP
  • Juventus Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo, right, in training. AFP
    Juventus Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo, right, in training. AFP
  • Juventus' Federico Chiesa and Alvaro Morata during training. Reuters
    Juventus' Federico Chiesa and Alvaro Morata during training. Reuters
  • Juventus' Paulo Dybala and Gianluca Frabotta. Reuters
    Juventus' Paulo Dybala and Gianluca Frabotta. Reuters
  • Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo. Reuters
    Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo. Reuters
  • Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt, Sami Khedira and teammates. Reuters
    Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt, Sami Khedira and teammates. Reuters
  • Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt and Hamza Rafia during training. Reuters
    Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt and Hamza Rafia during training. Reuters
  • Juventus' Paulo Dybala, Juan Cuadrado, Matthijs de Ligt and Hamza Rafia. Reuters
    Juventus' Paulo Dybala, Juan Cuadrado, Matthijs de Ligt and Hamza Rafia. Reuters

No Cristiano Ronaldo as Juventus train for Champions League opener - in pictures


Steve Luckings
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Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo oversaw a training session of his squad minus star striker Cristiano Ronaldo as he continues to isolate after contracting Covid-19.

Ronaldo, 35, tested positive for coronavirus last Monday, a day after representing Portugal in their Uefa Nations League match against France. The Portuguese Football Federation said the player was "asymptomatic".

Italy's sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora said Ronaldo may have violated coronavirus measures by returning to Turin from Portugal last Thursday after testing positive.

While Ronaldo was a notable absence, the rest of the squad were put through their paces at their training complex in Turin, including Alvaro Morata, who scored for Juve in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Crotone in Serie A.

Juve open their Champions League campaign away to Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday with Barcelona and Ferencvaros making up Group G.

To see the picture gallery of Juventus training, simply swipe through the images above or click on the arrows.