Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri says Cristiano Ronaldo 'is not a problem'

A furious Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly left the stadium early after being replaced by Paulo Dybala in the 55th minute in Sunday's game between Juventus and AC Milan. The young Dybala scored the winning goal in the 79th minute, providing Juventus with a much needed win required to top Serie A ahead of Inter Milan. According to Sky Sport Italia, Ronaldo left the stadium three minutes before the match ended. To that allegation, Sarri replied, "If it's true that he left before the end it is a problem to be resolved with his teammates." 

Cristiano Ronaldo has now been substituted in two consecutive games.

He also had a furious reaction after being substituted in Juventus' 2-1 win against Lokomotiv Moscow midweek. Ronaldo has now been substituted as many times this season as he was throughout the entire 2018/19 campaign. This according to Sarri is the result of a knee injury Ronaldo has been struggling with.

Sarri told Sky Sports Italia, "He [Cristiano] should be thanked because he made himself available despite not being in the best condition.

"In the last month he has had discomfort in his knee and this is a little problem for him.

"The important thing is that he made himself available. If he gets angry when he comes out this is part of the game.

"It's only natural a player is going to be irritated about leaving the pitch, especially when he worked so hard to be there.

"All players who are trying to give their best will have at least five minutes of being annoyed when they are substituted, but a coach would in general be much more worried if he didn't seem upset."